solitary confinement
noun🔊/ˌsɒlətri kənˈfaɪnmənt/
🔊/ˌsɑːləteri kənˈfaɪnmənt/
(also informal solitary)
[uncountable]a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell 单独监禁；单独禁闭 to be in solitary confinement 被单独监禁 He spent eleven years in solitary confinement. 他度过了 11 年的单独监禁生涯。