detention

detentions 是 detention 的复数形式,页面展示原形释义。
英 [dɪˈten.ʃən] 美 [dɪˈten.ʃən]
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  • n. 拘留;延迟;挽留
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1. de- "down" + tent- "hold, keep" + -ion.
2. => hold sb/sth down, keep sb/sth down.
3.也就是咱们常说的:留住,留下来;因此这里使用表示“down”的词根也就再正常不过了。
4. 咱们常说把某人留下来,也就是将其留住嘛!
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中文词源

detention 扣押

词源同detain, 扣押。

英语词源

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.

权威例句

1. They have been held in detention since the end of June.
他们从6月底以来就一直受到监禁。
2. The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.
老师将这些男生课后留堂。
3. He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention.
他说自己在押期间并未遭受拷问和虐待。
4. The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions.
这一拘留行为引发了两个互为独立但又密切相关的问题。
5. Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing.
监狱和临时拘留所里人满为患。

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