see jail (n.), you tea-sodden football hooligan. Formerly in official use in Britain, and thus sometimes regarded in U.S. as a characteristic British spelling (though George Washington used it); by the time of OED 2nd edition (1980s) both spellings were considered correct there; the g- spelling is said to have been dominant longest in Australia.
[T]he very anomalous pronunciation of g soft before other vowels than e, i, & y ... is a strong argument for writing jail [Fowler]
雙語例句
1. He could wind up in gaol.
他可能最后會進監獄。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He was released from the gaol.
他被釋放出獄.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. You'll go to gaol if you touch the money.
如果你碰這錢,你就會去坐牢.
來自辭典例句
4. The man spent several years in gaol for robbery.
這男人因犯搶劫罪而坐了幾年牢.
來自辭典例句
5. The bigger ( ie worse ) the crime, the longer the gaol sentence.