Incommunicado Meaning in English
word
ˌɪnkəmˌjunəˈkɑdoʊ
in-kuh-myoo-nuh-KAH-doh
ɪnkəmjˌuːnɪkˈɑːdəʊ
in-kuh-myoo-nik-AH-doh
释义
Unable to communicate with others, usually because you are not allowed to have contact with anyone.
用法与细微差别
Often used in legal or police contexts for people held without contact, but can also mean simply cut off from communication (joking or serious). Usually formal or semi-formal. Not used for things, only for people.
Spanish: incomunicadoPortuguese (BR): incomunicável - incomunicadoPortuguese (PT): incomunicável - incomunicadoChinese (Simplified): 与外界隔绝Chinese (Traditional): 與外界隔絕Hindi: एकांत में - सम्पर्क विहीनArabic: معزول عن الاتصالBengali: যোগাযোগবিহীন - বিচ্ছিন্ন (কোনও সংযোগ নেই এমন অবস্থা)Russian: без связи - в изоляцииJapanese: 連絡不能 - 連絡が取れない状態Vietnamese: không liên lạc được - cách ly (không tiếp xúc)Korean: 연락 두절 - 외부와 차단됨Turkish: dış dünyayla iletişimsiz - irtibatsızUrdu: رابطے سے محروم - تنہائی میںIndonesian: tak dapat dihubungi - terisolasi
例句
The prisoner was kept incommunicado for weeks.
basic
He was held incommunicado after his arrest.
basic
During the investigation, she remained incommunicado.
basic
I was totally incommunicado when I lost my phone in the mountains.
natural
After the blackout, the whole village was practically incommunicado.
natural
He joked that he felt incommunicado without Wi-Fi at the airport.
natural