imprisonment

IPA/ɪmˈprɪznmənt/
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imprisonment — 名詞

  • imprisonmentsingular
  • imprisonmentsplural

1. the legal punishment of being confined inside a prison for committing a crime, o

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釋義

監禁；徒刑

因犯罪被關進監獄的狀態或刑期

the legal punishment of being confined inside a prison for committing a crime, or the length of time a person serves this punishment

例句

Amani was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for the bank robbery.

Amani 因銀行搶案被判處五年徒刑。

sentence + to + imprisonment — legal phrasing

The judge reduced Ramón's sentence from life imprisonment to twenty years.

法官將 Ramón 的刑期從無期徒刑減為二十年。

常見搭配
  • life imprisonment
  • false imprisonment
  • wrongful imprisonment
  • unjust imprisonment
  • term of imprisonment
  • sentence of imprisonment
  • imprisonment for a crime
  • imprisonment without trial
同義詞
  • incarceration

    more formal, used mainly in legal, medical, and academic writing

  • confinement

    broader in meaning — can refer to restriction in any space, not just prison

  • custody

    implies being held by authorities, often before trial rather than as punishment

  • detention

    usually temporary or pre-trial, shorter in duration than imprisonment

反義詞
  • freedom

    the state of not being confined or restricted

  • release

    the act of ending a period of imprisonment

文法句型

imprisonment for + crime/period

imprisonment of + person

sentence + of + imprisonment

用法筆記

Imprisonment is a formal noun most common in legal documents, news reports, and official writing. In everyday conversation, speakers typically use 'prison' or 'jail' instead — for example, 'He did five years in prison' rather than 'He experienced five years of imprisonment.' When referring to a specific type of confinement, common compounds include 'life imprisonment,' 'false imprisonment,' and 'wrongful imprisonment.'

常見錯誤

The judge sent him to imprisonment for five years.
The judge sentenced him to five years of imprisonment.
'imprisonment' describes a legal status or period, not a physical location; use 'sentence + to + imprisonment' or 'prison/jail' for the place.

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常用片語

  • false imprisonment
  • wrongful imprisonment
  • unjust imprisonment
  • life imprisonment
  • term of imprisonment

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