imprisonment

英 [ɪmˈprɪznmənt]

美 [ɪmˈprɪznmənt]

n.  关押; 监禁; 坐牢

复数：imprisonments　

TOEFLTEM8法律

BNC.4411 / COCA.9862

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 关押;监禁;坐牢
  Imprisonmentis the state of being imprisoned.
  1. She was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment.
     她被判处 7 年监禁。
  2. ...the prospect of imprisonment.
     坐牢的可能性

英英释义

noun

• the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
  Synonym:internment
• putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
• the state of being imprisoned
  1. he was held in captivity until he died
  2. the imprisonment of captured soldiers
  3. his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
  4. he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
  Synonym:captivityincarcerationimmurement

双语例句

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment.
  法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment
  1977年，他被判谋杀罪名成立，判处终身监禁。
• We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
  我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。
• He got off with only a fine instead of possible imprisonment.
  他仅受到罚款而不被监禁。
• His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment
  他的死刑被减为无期徒刑。
• The thief was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
  窃贼被判了6个月徒刑。
• He was a robber, imprisonment for one year, and never no one would watch him.
  他是个抢劫犯，入狱一年了，从来没人看过他。
• He faced imprisonment for contempt of court.
  他因藐视法庭面临监禁。
• The criminal was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.
  这名罪犯被判处一年监禁。
• The sentence of six months imprisonment was most unjust.
  六个月监禁的判决极其不公。