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Definition of incommunicado in English: incommunicadoadjective ˌɪnkəmjuːnɪˈkɑːdəʊˌɪnkəˌmjunəˈkɑdoʊ Not able, wanting, or allowed to communicate with other people. 无法(或不愿、不得等)与他人沟通的 they were separated and detained incommunicado 他们被分开拘留,不得与外人沟通。 Example sentencesExamples - We don't kidnap people and hold them incommunicado.
- For example, as discussed previously in this report, a person could be held incommunicado indefinitely with no apparent opportunity for judicial review.
- It seems rather suspicious that he's gone incommunicado.
- I expect he'll be incommunicado for at least 2 weeks.
- The project from the 6th circle of hell has been put to bed (for the second time in a month) and, as far as work's concerned, I'm incommunicado for a week.
OriginMid 19th century: from Spanish incomunicado, past participle of incomunicar 'deprive of communication'. Rhymesaficionado, amontillado, avocado, Bardo, Barnardo, bastinado, bravado, Colorado, desperado, Dorado, eldorado, Leonardo, Mikado, muscovado, Prado, renegado, Ricardo, stifado Definition of incommunicado in US English: incommunicadoadjectiveˌɪnkəˌmjunəˈkɑdoʊˌinkəˌmyo͞onəˈkädō Not able, wanting, or allowed to communicate with other people. 无法(或不愿、不得等)与他人沟通的 they were separated and detained incommunicado 他们被分开拘留,不得与外人沟通。 Example sentencesExamples - We don't kidnap people and hold them incommunicado.
- It seems rather suspicious that he's gone incommunicado.
- The project from the 6th circle of hell has been put to bed (for the second time in a month) and, as far as work's concerned, I'm incommunicado for a week.
- I expect he'll be incommunicado for at least 2 weeks.
- For example, as discussed previously in this report, a person could be held incommunicado indefinitely with no apparent opportunity for judicial review.
OriginMid 19th century: from Spanish incomunicado, past participle of incomunicar ‘deprive of communication’. |