mid-15c., from Latin custodia "guarding, watching, keeping," from custos (genitive custodis) "guardian, keeper, protector," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see hide (n.1)).
权威例句
1. I'm going to go to court to get custody of the children.
我将起诉,要求获得孩子们的监护权。
2. Barrett was taken into protective custody.
巴雷特被保护性地监禁起来。
3. She was taken into custody later that day.
她那天后来被拘留了。
4. Child custody is normally granted to the mother.
孩子的监护权通常判给母亲。
5. She's petitioning to regain custody of the child.