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源自拉丁语 'detentio',意为'扣留'或'阻止',由 'detinere'(扣留)演变而来。
❶ 拘留或扣押的行为,指官方将某人暂时扣留,通常是因为涉嫌违法或等待进一步处理。
“He was held in detention for questioning by the police.”
(他被警方拘留以接受讯问。)
“The suspect spent 24 hours in detention before being released.”
(嫌疑人在被释放前被拘留了24小时。)
❶ 学校中惩罚学生的一种方式,要求他们在课后或休息时间留在学校。
“He got detention for being late to class three times.”
(他因为迟到三次而被留校处罚。)
“The teacher gave the whole class detention for being noisy.”
(老师因为全班吵闹而罚他们留校。)
preventive detention — 预防性拘留,指在某人被定罪前为防止其犯罪或逃跑而采取的拘留措施。
“The suspect was placed under preventive detention due to the risk of flight.”
(由于嫌疑人存在逃跑风险,他被采取了预防性拘留。)
detention center — 拘留中心,指关押被拘留者的场所,通常用于移民或青少年违法者。
“The new detention center will house up to 500 inmates.”
(新的拘留中心将容纳多达500名被拘留者。)