jail

jail

英 [dʒeɪl]
　　美 [dʒel]

n. 監獄；監牢；拘留所
　　vt. 監禁；下獄
　　n. (Jail)人名；(英)傑爾

中文詞源：

jail 監獄

來自拉丁語caveola,籠子，詞源同cage,cave.引申詞義監獄。拼寫比較nail,rule.

例句：

1. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
昨晚他被單獨監禁在道格拉斯的監獄裡。

2. He's probably going to finish up in jail for business fraud.
他最後很可能會因為商業詐騙而入獄。

3. In the end the "bad guys" are caught and sent to jail.
最後，“壞人”都被抓住送進瞭監獄。

4. Mr Garcia said his conscience was clear over the jail incidents.
加西亞先生說他對監獄中發生的事件問心無愧。

5. A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year.
去年共有12名犯人從福雷斯特監獄逃脫。