detention
英 [d?'ten?(?)n]
美[d?'t?n??n]
- n. 拘留；延遲；挽留
CET6TEM4中低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?detentions;
助記提示
1. de- "down" + tent- "hold, keep" + -ion.
2. => hold sb/sth down, keep sb/sth down.
3.也就是咱們常說(shuō)的：留住，留下來(lái)；因此這里使用表示“down”的詞根也就再正常不過(guò)了。
4. 咱們常說(shuō)把某人留下來(lái)，也就是將其留住嘛！
2. => hold sb/sth down, keep sb/sth down.
3.也就是咱們常說(shuō)的：留住，留下來(lái)；因此這里使用表示“down”的詞根也就再正常不過(guò)了。
4. 咱們常說(shuō)把某人留下來(lái)，也就是將其留住嘛！
中文詞源
detention 扣押
詞源同detain, 扣押。
英文詞源
- detention (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French détention (13c.), from Late Latin detentionem (nominative detentio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin detinere (see detain). Sense of "confinement" used by 1570s (in reference to Mary Queen of Scots). In reference to school punishment, recorded from 1882.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They have been held in detention since the end of June.
- 他們從6月底以來(lái)就一直受到監(jiān)禁。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.
- 老師將這些男生課后留堂。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention.
- 他說(shuō)自己在押期間并未遭受拷問(wèn)和虐待。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions.
- 這一拘留行為引發(fā)了兩個(gè)互為獨(dú)立但又密切相關(guān)的問(wèn)題。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing.
- 監(jiān)獄和臨時(shí)拘留所里人滿為患。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句