confinement

记忆“confinement”的方法可以是将它分解为两部分：“con-”和“finement”。首先，“con-”暗示着“共同”或“在一起”，而“finement”可以想象为“细致”或“精致”。将这两个部分结合起来，可以想象成一个过程，将某物或某人细致、紧密地限制在一起，比如分娩期间的隔离或监禁，这样就能记住“confinement”表示限制、监禁或分娩的含义。

confinement (n.)

1590s, from French confinement (16c.; the Old French word was confinacion), from confiner (see confine). As a euphemism for "childbed" it dates from 1774 (the Middle English expression was Our Lady's bands).

1. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.

昨晚他被单独监禁在道格拉斯的监狱里。

2. He'd obviously kept himself fit despite his years of confinement.

显然，尽管监禁多年，他依旧保持着身体健康。

3. There has been a movement to support women seeking home confinement.

一场支持女性在家分娩的运动一直在进行。

4. her confinement to a wheelchair

半步离不开轮椅对她的束缚

5. to be in solitary confinement

被单独监禁

【confinement, confinement, concentrate, restraint, focus, limitation】
这组词都有“限制，局限”的意思，其区别是：
confinement: n.限制，囚禁(于某地或某种境地)。
• The prisoner was sentenced to three months' solitary confinement. 那犯人被判处单独监禁三个月。
confinement: limitation, restraint
concentrate: v.集中，集中精力(后接on，宾语可以是具体或抽象的东西)；浓缩，压缩。
• During exams, students concentrate hard on answering the questions. 考试期间，同学们集中精力回答问题。
restraint: n.克制，抑制；约束措施。
• Even though the mother was very angry, she acted with restraint and didn't yell at her child. 即使母亲很生气，她仍克制自己没有向孩子大吼。
focus: v.集中(于某事物)；将(注意力等)集中于……(后接on，宾语一般不是具体的东西)。
• Please focus your minds on the following problem. 请集中考虑以下问题。
limitation: n.限制，局限；(能力的)缺点，弱点。
• That employee has limitations on what work he can do. 那个雇员能做的工作有限。