durance

名词 durance:

1. imprisonment (especially for a long time)

du.rance

n.（名词）
Confinement or restraint by force; imprisonment:
以强制手段限制；监禁：
例句：
.There should be a durance vile for justices who use an argument as weak as the one the majority used.(George F. Will)
.如果法官的辩论象大多数人那样软弱无力，他就该受监禁的惩罚.(乔治F.威尔)

来源：
Middle English duraunce [duration]
中古英语 duraunce [持续]
from Old French durance
源自 古法语 durance
from durer [to last]
源自 durer [延续，持久]
from Latin dôr3re * see deu…-
源自 拉丁语 dôr3re *参见 deu…-