house of detention

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A prison, especially a temporary one.
    — Mama looked down and spit on the ground / Every time my name gets mentioned / The papa say "Oy, if I get that boy / I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention"

词形变化

houses of detention plural

词源

From house + of + detention.
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