confine

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒnfaɪn/    美 /ˈkɑnfaɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A boundary or limit. in-plural
  2. Confinement, imprisonment. poetic
    — She says for you to bring her a slice of cake, A bottle of the best wine, And not to forget the fair young lady That did release you from close confine.
动词 v.
  1. To have a common boundary with; to border on. obsolete
    — Where your gloomy bounds / Confine with heaven
  2. To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. transitive
    — Now let not nature's hand / Keep the wild flood confined! let order die!

词形变化

confines present,singular,third-person confining participle,present confined participle,past confined past confines plural

词汇关系

衍生词
confinable confination confinee confine oneself deconfine reconfine unconfine confineless

词源

词源 1
From Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from confīnis.
词源 2
From Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from confīnis.
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