immurement
immurement — 名詞
1. the condition of being shut inside a space that has been permanently sealed, so
封閉；禁閉
被牆封閉而無法逃脫
the condition of being shut inside a space that has been permanently sealed, so that there is no possible way to leave
The medieval legend tells of a prisoner's immurement within the castle's thick stone walls.
這則中世紀傳說提到一名囚犯被禁閉在城堡厚實的石牆之內。
immurement + within [place] — location of confinement
Adisa wrote a novel about the immurement of political prisoners in underground cells.
Adisa 寫了一本小說，描述政治犯被幽禁在地下牢房的故事。
Historians discovered evidence of immurement in the sealed chamber beneath the old monastery.
歷史學家在古老修道院下方被密封的房間裡發現了禁閉的痕跡。
passive: evidence of immurement in [sealed location]
Medieval chronicles describe the immurement of the rebel leader Walid, whose cell was sealed with mortar and stone.
中世紀編年史記載了叛軍領袖 Walid 被禁閉的過程，他的囚室用灰泥和石塊密封起來。
immurement of [person] — historical punishment context
Excavators at the ruined fortress found evidence of immurement: a human skeleton inside a walled-up chamber with no door.
考古學家在廢棄堡壘中發現了禁閉的證據：一具人骨遺骸位於一個無門且被封死的密室內。
evidence of immurement in [location] — archaeological discovery
- immurement within [place]
- immurement of [person]
- practice of immurement
- evidence of immurement
- suffer immurement
- imprisonment
the most general term; does not imply being sealed inside
- confinement
broader; can be voluntary or in any enclosed space
- incarceration
formal term for jail or prison time; no sense of walling up
- captivity
being held by captors, not necessarily in a fixed location
- liberation
the act of being set free
- release
being let out of confinement
文法句型
immurement + of [person] + in/within [place]
用法筆記
Nearly always used in historical or literary contexts describing a severe form of confinement. The word emphasizes being sealed within a space, not just locked inside. Passivization is common (evidence of immurement was found…).
常見錯誤
同根字
- immure動詞C2