detention
翻译
课后留校, 拘留, 扣押
例句
He got detention for being late to class.
他因上课迟到而被罚课后留校。
The suspect was held in detention for questioning.
嫌疑人被拘留审问。
语法模式
((in detention)) 被拘留 The suspect is in detention.
((get detention)) 被罚留校 I got detention for talking in class.
近义词
同义词: confinement (监禁), custody (保管), imprisonment (监禁)
词源
源自拉丁语“detinere”(扣留),由“de-”(离开)和“tenere”(持有)组成。
记忆技巧
想象一下,在学校因为犯错被“detain”(扣留)下来,就是课后留校。