莫尔被监禁的原因是他拒绝宣誓效忠《继承法案》。

The reason for More's imprisonment was his refusing to swear to the Act of Succession.

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The reason for More's imprisonment was his refusing to swear to the Act of Succession.

imprisonment 是名词,由动词 imprison(监禁)加上名词后缀 -ment 构成。im- 是前缀表示"进入",prison 是"监狱",所以字面意思是"被关进监狱的状态",即"监禁"。 refusing 是动词 refuse 的现在分词形式,refuse 意思是"拒绝"。在这里 refusing 作为动名词使用,表示"拒绝"这个行为。

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