detention
翻译
课后留校, 拘留
例句
He got a detention for being late.
他因迟到被罚课后留校。
The suspect was held in detention.
嫌疑人被拘留了。
语法模式
((被罚留校)) He got a detention for being late.
((被拘留)) The suspect was held in detention.
近义词
Synonyms: confinement, custody, punishment
词源
源自拉丁语“detinere”（扣留），由“de-”（离开）和“tenere”（持有）组成。
记忆技巧
“detain”是“扣留”某人，所以“detention”就是被扣留的状态。可以联想学校的“留堂”。