confinement
noun uk/kənˈfaɪn.mənt/ us/kənˈfaɪn.mənt/
[ U ]限制;关押;禁闭;监禁
the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force
She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement. 那些年她大部分时间都处于软禁或严密监禁之中。
[ C or U ] old-fashioned or formal分娩，生产
labour UK (= the process of giving birth to a baby)