"jail" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 監獄

Definition

將因犯罪受到懲罰或等待審判的人關押的地方，通常用於短期羈押。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Jail” 在美式英語中多指短期監禁，“prison” 多指長期監禁。常見短語有：'go to jail'、'in jail'、'jail time'。可用於正式及口語場合。

Examples

He spent one night in jail.

他在**監獄**裡過了一晚。

The police took her to jail.

警察把她帶到了**監獄**。

He is still in jail waiting for his trial.

他還在**監獄**裡等候審判。

She was released from jail last week.

她上週從**監獄**被釋放出來。

If you break the law, you could end up in jail.

如果你違法，你可能會進**監獄**。

Some people say jail isn't as tough as it used to be.

有人說**監獄**現在沒以前那麼苦了。