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

• Solitary confinement does not involve any direct physical deprivation.
  单独监禁不涉及任何直接的物质剥夺。
• 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）。
• A common result is that the inmates are put in solitary confinement.
  结果往往是把这些囚犯单独关押起来。
• 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。
• They might keep him for years in solitary confinement, they might send him to a labour-camp, they might release him for a while, as they sometimes did.
  他们可能长年把他单独监禁；他们可能送他去劳动营；他们可能先释放他一阵子，他们有时是这样做的。
• The state of being in solitary confinement. 'Why am I confined alone?'
  单独监禁处于被单独限制起来的状态我为什么要单独监禁？
• My wife wired money abroad without my know-ledge, Mr Chen told the Financial Times from the prison where he is being held in solitary confinement.
  我妻子在我不知情的情况下往国外汇钱，陈水扁在被单独拘禁的监狱里对英国《金融时报》表示。
• Prisoners imagine that solitary confinement will be worse than it really is; mothers-to-be think the pain of childbirth will be more bearable than it typically proves to be.
  囚犯们想象单独监禁的感觉会比实际情况更糟；准妈妈们会认为生孩子的痛苦比通常实际证明的情况更可忍受。
• The woman was diagnosed as clinically depressed after weeks of being kept in solitary confinement.
  这个女人在被单独禁闭了几星期后，被临床诊断为抑郁症。
• On a nine-day solitary confinement when he was handcuffed and shackled in jail after an argument with the police
  关于在与警察争论之后，他带着手铐和脚镣遭受9天的强制管教