detention

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance. uncountable
    — In the case of rail-borne traffic, permission is given to each sender to load and forward his traffic so that it will be available for loading into the vessel with a minimum of detention to wagons, unless arrangements have been made for the traffic to be put into store to await the arrival of the ship.
  2. A temporary state of custody or confinement.; Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial. countable,uncountable
  3. A temporary state of custody or confinement.; A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork. countable,uncountable
    — be stuck in detention
  4. The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession. countable,uncountable

词形变化

detentions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
detention basin detention cell detention center detention centre detention home detention officer detention pond detention time detention warrant house of detention mandatory detention nondetention predetention redetention
相关词
detain

词源

Borrowed from Middle French détention, from Latin detentio, detentionem. Equivalent to detain + -tion.
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