The confines of a place are its limits or borders — and, very often, the space inside those edges. You stay within the confines of the town, the building, the park. Writers also stretch it to rules and roles: within the confines of the law, the confines of her job.

The confines of a place一個地方的confines are its limits or borders指的是它的邊界或範圍——and, very often, the space inside those edges而且通常也包含那條邊界裡面的空間。 You stay within the confines of the town, the building, the park你會待在城鎮、建築物、公園的confines之內。 Writers also stretch it to rules and roles作家也會把這個字延伸用在規則和角色上：within the confines of the law, the confines of her job像within the confines of the law、the confines of her job這樣。

The feeling is a bit closed-in; the word often hints that the space is small, or that you are not free to go past it. It is slightly formal or literary. In easy talk people say limits, borders, or just inside.

The feeling is a bit closed-in這個字帶著一點被封閉住的感覺； the word often hints that the space is small它常常暗示這個空間很小， or that you are not free to go past it或是你沒辦法自由跨出這個範圍。 It is slightly formal or literary它算是稍微正式或文學性的用詞。 In easy talk people say limits, borders, or just inside在比較口語的說法裡，人們會說limits、borders，或直接說inside。

Though actually, you almost always meet this meaning in the plural: the confines, not a confine. The related verb confine means to keep someone or something inside those limits.

Though actually, you almost always meet this meaning in the plural不過其實，這個意思幾乎都是用複數形式出現的：the confines, not a confine是the confines，而不是a confine。 The related verb confine means to keep someone or something inside those limits相關的動詞confine，意思是把某人或某物限制在那個範圍之內。