detention

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

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？

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