prison

prison

英 ['prɪz(ə)n]
　　美 ['prɪzn]

n. 監獄；監禁；拘留所
　　vt. 監禁，關押
　　n. (Prison)人名；(德)普裡松

中文詞源：

prison 監獄，監禁

來自古法語prison,監獄，來自拉丁語prehensionem,抓住，來自prehendere,抓住，握住，詞源同prehensile,comprehend.-s,過去分詞格。引申動詞詞義監禁，關押。

例句：

1. He was returned to prison in 1977 for impersonating a police officer.
他1977年因冒充警官而再次入獄。

2. In prison they'd taken away his watch and everything he possessed.
在監獄，他們把他的手表和其他一切東西都搜走瞭。

3. Williams faces life in prison if convicted of attempted murder.
如被判謀殺未遂，威廉斯將面臨終身監禁。

4. The prison's inmates are being kept in their cells.
這個監獄的犯人被關在他們的囚室裡。

5. Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials.
有些人被冤判長期徒刑。