imprisonment

英 [ɪm'prɪz(ə)nm(ə)nt] 美 [ɪm'prɪznmənt]
  • n. 监禁，关押；坐牢；下狱
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英文词源

imprisonment (n.)
late 14c., from Anglo-French emprisonement, Old French emprisonement (13c.), from emprisoner (see imprison).

双语例句

1. 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。

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2. She was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for poisoning and attempted murder.
她因投毒和谋杀未遂被判20年监禁。

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3. 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。

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4. He was sentenced to a flogging and life imprisonment.
他被判鞭笞和终身监禁。

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5. He faced imprisonment for contempt of court.
他因藐视法庭面临监禁。

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