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confinement

English → Chinese

noun//kənˈfaɪnmənt//

(legal) 被强行关在某个有限空间或监狱内的状态;禁闭

The prisoner spent several days in solitary confinement for breaking the prison rules.

(Chinese) 由于违反监狱规定,该囚犯被关了几天禁闭。

Wild animals often suffer when they are kept in long-term confinement in small cages.

(Chinese) 野生动物如果长期被关在狭小的笼子里,往往会遭受痛苦。

Entry ID: en:zh:confinement · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary