prison

prison
noun
  1. a building to which people are legally committed as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial
    监狱,监牢
    he died in prison.
    他死在监狱里。
    both men were sent to prison.
    两人都被关进牢房。
    ■[mass noun]confinement in such a building
    关押
(prisoned, prisoning)
  1. [with obj.](poetic/literary)imprison
    (诗/文)禁锢;限制
    the young man prisoned behind the doors.
    被关在家里的年轻人。
语源
  1. late Old English, from Old French prisun, from Latin prensio(n-), variant of prehensio(n-) 'laying hold of', from the verb prehendere
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