custody

'kʌstәdi

GRE Collins 2

n. holding by the police

n. 监护, 拘留, 监禁
[经] 保管, 照顾, 保护

Collins 星级

4,395

BNC 频率

4,422

使用频率

custody 源于拉丁语 custodia，意为“保护、监护”。可以拆分为词根 cust（保护）和后缀 -ody（状态），表示一种保护的状态。

例句

1. The child was placed in the custody of his grandparents.

这个孩子被安置在他的祖父母的监护下。

2. After the divorce, the mother was granted custody of the children.

离婚后，母亲获得了孩子的监护权。

3. The police took the suspect into custody for questioning.

警方将嫌疑人拘留以进行审讯。