imprisonment

C1 CET-6 Oxf 5000 FREQ #10967

n. 监禁, 下狱, 坐牢 [法] 监禁, 徒刑, 拘禁

发音

US
UK /ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/

词形变化

imprisonments 复数 imprisonments

别名

emprisonment

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

    徒刑

    下狱

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

captivity incarceration internment immurement

上位词 5

punishment penalty confinement penalisation penalization

下位词 6

custody lockdown internment life imprisonment durance false imprisonment

相关短语

life imprisonment 无期徒刑 imprisonment warrant imprisonment warrants false imprisonment 非法监禁

词源

From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment.

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