Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
例句
She had been held in solitary confinement for four months...她被单独关押了4个月。He'd obviously kept himself fit despite his years of confinement.显然,尽管监禁多年,他依旧保持着身体健康。
N-VAR
分娩;生产
A woman's confinement is the period of time just before and during which she gives birth to a child.
例句
There has been a movement to support women seeking home confinement.一场支持女性在家分娩的运动一直在进行。
英汉词典释义
n.
限制,被监禁
their confinement to army barracks他们局限于军营的生活The animals are kept in close confinement.动物给严密地关了起来。He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child;
"she was in labor for six hours"
2. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them