confinement
英 [k?n'fa?nm?nt]
美 [k?n'fa?nm?nt]
英文詞源
- confinement (n.)
- 1590s, from French confinement (16c.; the Old French word was confinacion), from confiner (see confine). As a euphemism for "childbed" it dates from 1774 (the Middle English expression was Our Lady's bands).
雙語例句
- 1. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
- 昨晚他被單獨監禁在道格拉斯的監獄里。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He'd obviously kept himself fit despite his years of confinement.
- 顯然，盡管監禁多年，他依舊保持著身體健康。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There has been a movement to support women seeking home confinement.
- 一場支持女性在家分娩的運動一直在進行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. her confinement to a wheelchair
- 半步離不開輪椅對她的束縛
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. to be in solitary confinement
- 被單獨監禁
來自《權威詞典》