internment

英 [ɪn'tɜːnmənt] 美 [ɪn'tɜːrnmənt]

• n. 拘禁

英英释义

Noun:

1. confinement during wartime

2. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

3. placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. This is the internment facility for Japanese-Americans during World War II.
   这是第二次世界大战期间拘禁日裔美国人的营地。
2. The chapters on the internment are both readable and well researched.
   这些关于拘禁的章节可读性强,研究得很透彻。
3. When WWI broke out, the Germans were sent to an English internment camp.
   第一次世界大战爆发时，德国人被送到英国的一处拘留所。

词汇搭配

• intern 实习生

近反义词

【近义词】

• imprisonment 【U】监禁
• captivity 囚禁
• confinement 拘禁
• custody 拘留
• incarceration 下狱
• detention 滞留
• impoundment 收集
• poundage (按每磅征收的)税金或手...
• impounding 滤网