關人的地方與制度
從一棟看得見的上鎖建築，放大到它背後那一整套關人的制度——都還是字面上的「監獄」，差別只在你看的是那棟樓，還是整個系統。
prison (building) · noun · B1
A building where people are kept locked up as a punishment for breaking the law, or while they wait for their trial.
監獄
核心畫面
A locked building you are shut inside as a punishment and cannot leave. From that one solid picture grows the whole locked-up system around it, and then the feeling of being trapped anywhere you can't escape.
可以想成一棟把人關在裡面、當作懲罰、出不來的上鎖建築。從這個很實在的畫面，往外長出整套關人的制度，再進一步長出「被困…更多收起
可以想成一棟把人關在裡面、當作懲罰、出不來的上鎖建築。從這個很實在的畫面，往外長出整套關人的制度，再進一步長出「被困住、逃不掉」的那種感覺。Two branches
困住人的處境（比喻）
把監獄那種「被鎖住、走不掉」的感覺借出去，貼到任何讓你動彈不得的地方或處境上——牆不一定是真的，困住的感覺卻一樣。
trap, prison (figurative) · noun · B2
An unpleasant place or situation that feels trapping and very hard to get away from.
牢籠（比喻）
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
prisonnoun/ˈpɹɪzn̩/
- 1
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
- The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
- 2
Confinement in prison.
- Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
- 3
Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
- The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.
prisonverb/ˈpɹɪzn̩/
- 1
To imprison.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。