confinement

kәn'fainmәnt

托福 Collins 1

n. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
n. the state of being confined

n. 限制, 被禁闭, 分娩
[医] 分娩, 生产

Collins 星级

11,450

BNC 频率

10,696

使用频率

confinement 由前缀 con-（一起）和词根 fin（限制）以及后缀 -ment（名词后缀）组成，整体意思为“被限制在一起”，即拘禁或监禁。

例句

1. The patient was placed under confinement for a week to recover from surgery.

病人被限制在医院一周以便从手术中恢复。

2. During the storm, the family stayed in confinement at home for safety.

暴风雨期间，家人为了安全待在家中。

3. He felt a sense of confinement when he was stuck in traffic for hours.

他在交通堵塞中待了几个小时，感到一种被限制的感觉。