detention

音标[di'tenʃәn] 读音

汉语翻译

n. 阻止, 监禁, 拘留
【医】 隔离, 拘留, 滞留, 停滞

英语解释：

名词 detention:

1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)同义词：detainment, hold, custody
2. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

例句：

1. Detention of a ship, freight car, or other cargo conveyance during loading or unloading beyond the scheduled time of departure.(运输工具)滞留，延期船、货车或其他运输工具在装卸货物期间超过了规定的离开时间而滞留
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.自立摆脱了被奴役、扣押或压迫的人的自由
3. Compensation paid for such detention.滞留费，延期费因船舶等的滞留而付的赔偿金
4. Can detention in a remand home be regarded as educational?青少年犯拘留所的拘留能看做是教育吗？

详细解释：

de.ten.tion

n.（名词）

The act of detaining.
扣押，拘留：拘留的行为
The state of being detained, especially a period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.
扣押，扣留：处于被扣押的状态，尤指在等待审判期间被暂时关押
A forced or punitive delay.
阻延，阻留：被迫的拖延

来源：
Middle English detencioun [act of withholding]
中古英语 detencioun [扣留的行为]
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法语
from Latin dôtentiô dôtentiôn-
源自 拉丁语 dôtentiô dôtentiôn-
from dôtentus [past participle of] dôtinôre [to detain] * see detain
源自 dôtentus [] dôtinôre的过去分词 [阻止] *参见 detain