confinement

英 [kənˈfaɪn.mənt]      美 [kənˈfaɪn.mənt]
  • n. 限制;监禁;分娩
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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

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