solitary confinement

英 [ˌsɒlətri kənˈfaɪnmənt]

美 [ˌsɑːləteri kənˈfaɪnmənt]

n.  单独监禁; 单独禁闭

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 单独监禁；单独禁闭
  a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell
  1. to be in solitary confinement
     被单独监禁

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 单独监禁
  A prisoner who isin solitary confinementis being kept alone away from all other prisoners, usually as a punishment.
  1. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
     昨晚他被单独监禁在道格拉斯的监狱里。

英英释义

noun

• confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
  1. he was held in solitary
  Synonym:solitary

双语例句

• Why This Is a Mistake: Pets, like people, don't thrive in solitary confinement.
  为什么这是一个错误：宠物和人一样单独拘禁起来无法茁壮成长。
• South African singer Larry Joe found in solitary confinement the peace of mind he needed to develop his talent.
  南非歌手拉里•乔在单独监禁时通过开发自身才能从而使自己内心得以平静，而这正是他所需要的。
• She had been held in solitary confinement for four months
  她被单独关押了4个月。
• Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
  昨晚他被单独监禁在道格拉斯的监狱里。
• Oh, I think you will grow to like them, captain. a day or two of solitary confinement should see to that.
  喔，我想你会喜欢它们的，上校。在经过一天或两天的禁闭之后你就会喜欢了。
• I spent the turn of the century in solitary confinement, in my windowless cell, amid the cries and moans of the medical ward.
  我在单人牢房里伴着病人般的尖叫和呻吟度过了世纪之交。
• The prisoner was sentenced to three months 'solitary confinement, ie kept apart from other prisoners.
  那犯人被判处单独监禁叁个月（与其他犯人隔离）。
• Much of that time he'd been in Iran's notorious Evin prison in solitary confinement and facing imminent execution over claims that he'd helped his older brother Alborz to spy for a dissident group. No evidence for that was ever produced.
  大多数时间他都被单独监禁在伊朗臭名昭著的埃文监狱里，并被认定曾经帮助过自己的哥哥奥保兹去到一个持不同意见的组织中充当间谍，而他面临的是即将到来的行刑。
• He spent six years in jail, mostly in solitary confinement, until his conviction was overturned.
  六年监狱生活，安瓦尔大部分都是被单独关押，直到冤案平反。
• Then he asked to be put into solitary confinement, where he spent many months, and he started to write songs.
  后来他要求单独拘禁，在那里待了几个月，并开始创作歌曲。