detention
detention
noun
noun
- [mass noun]the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, especially as a political prisoner
（尤指政治犯的）拘留
he committed suicide while in police detention.
他在被警方拘留期间自杀。
■the punishment of being kept in school after hours
（作为一种处罚的）课后留校
teachers were divided as to the effectiveness of detention.
教师们对于课后留校的效果意见不一。
[count noun]masters gave lines or detentions.
老师不是罚抄写就是罚留校。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'withholding of what is claimed or due'): from late Latin detentio(n-), from Latin detinere 'hold back' (see detain)
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