imprisonment for (crime/offense)
He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for fraud.
他因诈骗被判处五年监禁。
监禁
imprisonments — plural of imprisonment
依法将某人关进监狱作为惩罚；被监禁的状态；将某人关进监狱(或类似监狱)的行为；下狱；坐牢；[法] 监禁
the act of putting someone in prison or jail as lawful punishment
监禁
A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
依法将某人关进监狱作为惩罚
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
被监禁的状态
the state of being imprisoned
将某人关进监狱(或类似监狱)的行为
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
The judge sentenced him to life imprisonment for his crimes.
法官因他的罪行判处他终身监禁。
用法提示：这里“imprisonment”用作名词，表示监禁这一刑罚或状态。
AI contextual example
The organization campaigns against the imprisonment of political activists.
该组织反对监禁政治活动人士。
用法提示：这里“imprisonment”用作名词，指将某人关进监狱的行为或事实。
AI contextual example
His long imprisonment took a toll on his health.
长期的监禁损害了他的健康。
用法提示：这里“imprisonment”用作名词，指被监禁的状态或期间。
AI contextual example
He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for fraud.
他因诈骗被判处五年监禁。
The imprisonment of political dissidents drew international criticism.
对政治异见者的监禁引起了国际批评。
The judge imposed a sentence of imprisonment for ten years.
法官判处十年监禁。
He was convicted of murder and given life imprisonment.
他被判犯有谋杀罪，处以终身监禁。
最直接的同义词，正式，可与imprisonment互换；但incarceration更常用于法律语境。
含义更广，可指任何限制自由（如软禁、隔离），不一定在监狱；有时语气较轻。
强调被俘虏或受控制，常指非法律性的拘留（如战争俘虏），与imprisonment的合法惩罚含义不完全一致。
多指临时或短期拘押（如警方拘留），不像imprisonment暗示长期徒刑。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was imprisonmented for his crimes.
正确表达He was imprisoned for his crimes.
imprisonment是名词，不是动词，应用动词imprison表示'监禁'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He received an imprisonment of five years.
正确表达He received five years of imprisonment.
imprisonment通常用作不可数名词，表示状态，不与不定冠词连用；具体年限用'X years of imprisonment'。
imprisonment 泛指法律惩罚的监禁，incarceration 更正式且常强调剥夺自由的状态，不限于监狱。
confinement 范围更广，可指因疾病、隔离等任何形式的限制自由，不一定是法律惩罚；而 imprisonment 特指刑罚。
detention 通常指审前或临时拘留，时间较短；imprisonment 指作为刑罚的长期监禁。
终身监禁
He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
他被判处终身监禁。
非法监禁
The plaintiff sued for false imprisonment.
原告因非法监禁提起诉讼。
未经审判的监禁
The regime practiced imprisonment without trial.
该政权实行未经审判的监禁。
刑期
The judge set a term of imprisonment of five years.
法官设定了五年的刑期。
监禁判决
The court passed a sentence of imprisonment.
法院通过了监禁判决。
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root
suffix
im- + prison
prison + -er
常与监禁搭配，指法院判处的刑罚，例如判处监禁。
监禁执行的地点，与imprisonment直接关联。
监禁通常发生在定罪之后，是法律程序的后续结果。
与监禁相对，指有条件提前释放，是监禁制度的一部分。
类似监禁但时间较短或法律性质不同，属于同一语义场。
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