confinement
英 [kənˈfaɪn.mənt]
美 [kənˈfaɪn.mənt]
记忆“confinement”的方法可以是将它分解为两部分:“con-”和“finement”。首先,“con-”暗示着“共同”或“在一起”,而“finement”可以想象为“细致”或“精致”。将这两个部分结合起来,可以想象成一个过程,将某物或某人细致、紧密地限制在一起,比如分娩期间的隔离或监禁,这样就能记住“confinement”表示限制、监禁或分娩的含义。
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- 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).
- 1. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
- 昨晚他被单独监禁在道格拉斯的监狱里。
- 2. He'd obviously kept himself fit despite his years of confinement.
- 显然,尽管监禁多年,他依旧保持着身体健康。
- 3. There has been a movement to support women seeking home confinement.
- 一场支持女性在家分娩的运动一直在进行。
- 4. her confinement to a wheelchair
- 半步离不开轮椅对她的束缚
- 5. to be in solitary confinement
- 被单独监禁