confinement

英 [k?n'fa?nm?nt] 美[k?n'fa?nm?nt]
  • n. 限制;監(jiān)禁;分娩

英英釋意


1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child;
"she was in labor for six hours"
2. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
3. the state of being confined;
"he was held in confinement"