(尤指被当局或他人)隔绝通信的;不许与外界联系的。常用于 “be/hold/keep someone incommunicado”(使某人处于无法与外界联系的状态)。
/ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪdoʊ/
He was held incommunicado for three days.
他被隔绝通信关押了三天。
After the arrest, the suspect remained incommunicado, and even his lawyer could not reach him until the investigation team approved contact.
逮捕之后,这名嫌疑人一直被隔绝通信,直到调查组批准联系,连他的律师都无法见到他。
来自拉丁语成分:in-(不、无)+ communicare(分享、交流、传达)。字面意思是“无法交流/不许交流”。英语中多用于法律、新闻或人权语境,强调被限制与家人、律师或外界沟通。