solitary confinement

英 [ˌsɒlətri kənˈfaɪnmənt]

美 [ˌsɑːləteri kənˈfaɪnmənt]

n.  单独监禁; 单独禁闭

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 单独监禁；单独禁闭
  a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell
  1. to be in solitary confinement
     被单独监禁

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 单独监禁
  A prisoner who isin solitary confinementis being kept alone away from all other prisoners, usually as a punishment.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
  1. he was held in solitary
  Synonym:solitary

双语例句

• I spent the turn of the century in solitary confinement, in my windowless cell, amid the cries and moans of the medical ward.
  我在单人牢房里伴着病人般的尖叫和呻吟度过了世纪之交。
• The prisoner was sentenced to three months 'solitary confinement, ie kept apart from other prisoners.
  那犯人被判处单独监禁叁个月（与其他犯人隔离）。
• Drugs, magnetic fields, sound waves, sleep deprivation, solitary confinement, and many other methods were studied under BLUEBIRD and ARTHICHOKE.
  药物，磁场，声波，剥夺睡眠，单独监禁，并且许多其他方法在蓝知更鸟和朝鲜蓟下被研究。
• South African singer Larry Joe found in solitary confinement the peace of mind he needed to develop his talent.
  南非歌手拉里•乔在单独监禁时通过开发自身才能从而使自己内心得以平静，而这正是他所需要的。
• They are in a solitary confinement in a small room with a personal guard.
  他们在1人看守的小房间里单独监禁。
• The prisoner was kept solitary confinement.
  那名囚犯被单独监禁。
• The woman was diagnosed as clinically depressed after weeks of being kept in solitary confinement.
  这个女人在被单独禁闭了几星期后，被临床诊断为抑郁症。
• Taken away by the police, they were held in solitary confinement, without access to lawyers, family or reading matter, for weeks and sometimes for months.
  他们被警方带走，关押在单人牢房里长达数周（有时甚至是数月），不能接受律师和家人探访，也没有任何读物。
• Solitary confinement does not involve any direct physical deprivation.
  单独监禁不涉及任何直接的物质剥夺。
• An artificial space full of ugly machines, where you sweat through your paces in a horrible kind of solitary confinement.
  在这人造的空间里，满眼都是丑陋的机器，你在一种可怕的单身监禁状态下，亦步亦趋，汗流浃背。