incarcerate
/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/verb
with obj.(一般作be incarcerated)
1- imprison监禁, 关押：
many are incarcerated for property offences.
许多人因偷窃罪而遭监禁。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial of place confine (someone) in a particular place禁闭：
he spent a long evening incarcerated below decks.
他一晚上被禁闭在甲板下。
派生词
incarceration
nounincarcerator
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin incarcerat- 'imprisoned'， from the verb incarcerare, from in- 'into' + Latin carcer 'prison'.