immure
/ɪˈmjʊə(r)/verb
with obj.(一般作be immured)
- enclose or confine (someone) against their will禁闭, 监禁:
her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum.
她的哥哥被关在精神病院里。
派生词
immurement
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from French emmurer or medieval Latin immurare, from in- 'in' + murus 'wall'.