incarceration

英 [ɪnˌkɑːsəˈreɪʃən]

美 [ɪnˌkɑrsəˈreɪʃən]

n.  监禁，下狱，禁闭，箝闭

复数：incarcerations　

医学

BNC.21624 / COCA.12142

柯林斯词典

• VERB 监禁;禁闭
  If people areincarcerated, they are kept in a prison or other place.
  1. They were incarcerated for the duration of the war...
     战争期间,他们被关在狱中。
  2. It can cost $40,000 to $50,000 to incarcerate a prisoner for a year.
     监禁一名囚犯一年要花费 4 万到 5 万美元。

英英释义

noun

• 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:captivityimprisonmentimmurement

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