detention

di'tenʃәn

Collins 2

n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
n. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

n. 阻止, 监禁, 拘留
[医] 隔离, 拘留, 滞留, 停滞

Collins 星级

6,134

BNC 频率

6,676

使用频率

detention 由前缀 de-（表示去除或否定）和词根 tention（源自拉丁语 tendere，意为拉或伸展）组成，可以理解为“被拉走”或“被拘留”。

例句

1. The student received detention for being late to class.

这名学生因为上课迟到而被罚留校。

2. After school detention is a way to discipline students.

放学后的留校是惩罚学生的一种方式。

3. She spent her Saturday in detention for breaking the school rules.

她因为违反校规而在周六被罚留校。