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confinement怎么读？

confinement

英 [kən'faɪnmənt] 美[kən'faɪnmənt]

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近义词constraint qualification bondage

n. 限制；监禁；分娩

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复数: confinements;

英文词源

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).

双语例句

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