the act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

We’re spending billions of dollars each year on incarceration. 我们每年要为维持监禁体系花费几十亿美元。

The prisoner was sentenced to five months of incarceration. 这名囚犯被判监五个月。

the act of keeping someone in a closed place and preventing them from leaving it

The housemates on the reality TV show are asked to survive incarceration for three weeks. 电视真人秀里的同住者们被要求忍受三周与外界隔绝的生活。

The girl’s four-month incarceration at the hands of her parents came to light yesterday. 昨天，那个女孩被她的父母禁锢四个月（这件事）被曝光了。