prison可以做名词或及物动词,其动词形式是imprison. 意思都是监禁; 例如:1.He was imprisoned for larceny. 因犯***罪而入狱。 2.He was sent to prison 被处监禁(prison是名词);imprison只能作为及物动词使用,不能作为名词,意思是监禁。