释义 |
confinev. & n.●v. tr. /kənˈfain/ (often foll. by 常后跟 in, to, within) 1 keep or restrict (within certain limits etc.) 局限,限制(在某个范围之内) 2 hold captive; imprison 关押;监禁 ●n. /ˈkɒnfain/ (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) a limit or boundary 边界,界限,范围 within the confines of the town 在城区范围之内 □ be confined be in childbirth 分娩;坐月子 [ultimately from Latin confinia (as COM-, finia, neut. pl. from finis ‘end, limit’), the verb via French confinir, the noun via French confins (pl.)] |