"imprisons" in Chinese (Traditional)
監禁
Definition
把某人關進監獄,或者限制某人的自由,使其無法離開。有時也可用於比喻,表示限制某人自由。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
正式用語,多用於法律或嚴肅場合。可指實際監禁,也可作比喻,如「恐懼監禁了他」。常搭配‘因…被監禁’。不要與‘拘留’(短期)混淆。
Examples
The judge imprisons criminals who break the law.
法官會**監禁**違反法律的罪犯。
The government sometimes imprisons people for speaking out.
政府有時會因為有人發聲而**監禁**他們。
He imprisons his enemies in a dark cell.
他把敵人**監禁**在黑暗的牢房裡。
Fear sometimes imprisons us more than any wall could.
有時候,恐懼比任何牆壁都更能**監禁**我們。
The system imprisons those who challenge the rules.
體制會**監禁**挑戰規則的人。
She says her job imprisons her and she wants a change.
她說工作**監禁**了她,她想要改變。