| 英语单词 | incarceration |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ɪnˌkɑːsə'reɪʃn] 美 [ɪnˌkɑːsə'reɪʃn] |
| 中文释义 | n.下狱；监禁；幽闭 |
| 英语例句 | (1) There are scattered reports that she was repeatedly raped during her incarceration. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 有零星的报告说，玛丽监禁期间多次遭强奸。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Incarceration is the state of being in prison. If you don't fancy incarceration, don't go through with that bank heist. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The noun incarceration comes from the Latin word carcer, meaning "jail." There are many different types of incarceration. If you commit a crime and get locked up, that's one form of incarceration. Some people might feel that school is a form of incarceration. Some highly religious people think of the body as an incarceration of the spirit. A great synonym for this word is captivity. |
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