Word · Frequency #4411
imprisonments
监禁
imprisonments is the plural of imprisonment.
the act of putting someone in prison or jail as lawful punishment
- 1.
A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
监禁
- 2.
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
依法将某人关进监狱作为惩罚
- 3.
the state of being imprisoned
被监禁的状态
- 4.
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
将某人关进监狱(或类似监狱)的行为
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
In use
The judge sentenced him to life imprisonment for his crimes.
The organization campaigns against the imprisonment of political activists.
His long imprisonment took a toll on his health.
the imprisonment of captured soldiers
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。
imprisonment of (person)
The imprisonment of political dissidents drew international criticism.
对政治异见者的监禁引起了国际批评。
Connections
Collocations
- life imprisonment
- 终身监禁
- He was sentenced to life imprisonment.他被判处终身监禁。
- false imprisonment
- 非法监禁
- The plaintiff sued for false imprisonment.原告因非法监禁提起诉讼。
- imprisonment without trial
- 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。
- term of imprisonment
- 刑期
- The judge set a term of imprisonment of five years.法官设定了五年的刑期。
- sentence of imprisonment
- 监禁判决
- The court passed a sentence of imprisonment.法院通过了监禁判决。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人被关进监狱（prison），就是imprisonment（监禁）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：law、legal documents、news reports 多用于法律或正式场合，如判决书、新闻报道等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the unstressed suffix '-ment' (/mənt/), matching the target's ending, but they are not true rhymes because the stressed syllable differs. For instance, 'government' stresses the first syllable, whereas 'imprisonment' stresses the second.
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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