detention

IPA/dɪˈtenʃn/
KK[dɪtˈɛnʃən]IPA/dɪˈtenʃn/

detention — 名詞

  • detentionsingular
  • detentionsplural

1. the situation in which a person is kept in a police station or prison by legal a

1.名詞B2
釋義

拘留；羈押

司法機關依法限制人身自由的強制措施

the situation in which a person is kept in a police station or prison by legal authority, usually while waiting for a trial or other legal decision

例句

The refugee was held in detention for three weeks before her case was reviewed.

那名難民被拘留了三週，她的案子才獲得審查。

passive: be held in detention

Police can keep a suspect in detention for up to 48 hours without charging them.

警方可以在不起訴的情況下將嫌疑人羈押最多 48 小時。

modal: keep [sb] in detention

常見搭配
  • held in detention
  • place in detention
  • detention centre
  • detention order
  • pretrial detention
  • without charge
同義詞
  • confinement

    broader term; can include hospital isolation or house arrest, not just police custody

  • custody

    more specific to police holding someone for questioning or while awaiting a decision

  • imprisonment

    longer-term and usually follows a conviction; more severe in register

反義詞
  • release

    the opposite action or state of being set free from detention

文法句型

in + detention

detention of + [person]

用法筆記

Frequently uncountable when referring to the general state ('held in detention'), but countable when referring to a specific period or instance ('three detentions in one year').

常見錯誤

The criminal was sent to detention for five years.
The criminal was sent to prison for five years.
Detention usually refers to short-term holding before trial or for minor offences, not a long prison sentence.
The soldier was in detention during the war.
The soldier was in captivity during the war.
Detention implies legal or police authority, not military capture.

2. a school punishment that requires a student to remain in the school building aft

2.名詞B1
釋義

留校懲罰

學生放學後被強制留在學校的處罰

a school punishment that requires a student to remain in the school building after the regular school day has finished

例句

Vivek got detention for arriving late to class three times this week.

Vivek 因為這週遲到三次而被罰留校。

collocation: get detention for [reason]

The headteacher decided to abolish Saturday detention after complaints from parents.

校長在收到家長投訴後決定取消週六的留校懲罰。

常見搭配
  • get detention
  • give detention
  • serve detention
  • after-school detention
  • Saturday detention
  • detention room
  • do detention
同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

get + detention

give + [sb] + detention

用法筆記

Commonly used with verbs like get, give, have, serve, and do. In British and American schools the term is widely understood, though American English sometimes uses 'after-school detention' for clarity.

常見錯誤

I got detention for helping the teacher.
I got detention for talking during the test.
Detention is a punishment, not a reward; the reason must be a rule violation.
The student was sent to detention for a month.
The student was suspended for a month.
Detention typically lasts one afternoon or a few hours, not weeks.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • detention centre
  • detention facility
  • detention camp
  • detention order
  • detention hearing

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • place someone in detention
  • be held in detention
  • be released from detention

介系詞搭配

  • in detention
  • during detention
  • under detention