detain
英[d?'te?n]
美[d?'ten]
- vt. 拘留；留??；耽擱
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?detains;過去式:?detained;過去分詞:?detained;現在分詞:?detaining;
助記提示
1. de- "down" + -tain.
2. => hold sb/sth down, keep sb/sth down.
3.也就是咱們常說的：留住，留下來；因此這里使用表示“down”的詞根也就再正常不過了。
4. 咱們常說把某人留下來，也就是將其留住嘛！
5. 或者：de- "off, away" + -tain.
6. => hold off, keep off, keep away, keep back(留在原地).
7. 似乎后一種解釋更合理一些。
中文詞源
detain 扣押
de-, 向下，強調。-tain, 抓，握，詞源同contain, tenure. 即扣下，扣押。
英文詞源
- detain (v.)
- early 15c., deteynen, from Old French detenir "to hold off, keep back" (12c.), from Latin detinere "hold off, keep back," from de- "from, away" (see de-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Modern spelling is 17c., from influence of contain, retain, etc. Related: Detained; detaining.
雙語例句
- 1. He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.
- 他下意識地抓住她的胳膊想挽留她。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Thank you. We won't detain you any further.
- 非常感謝。我們就不再耽擱您的時間了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time.
- 無論強制扣押多長時間都屬違法。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was instructed to inspect the cargo on the ship and detain such cargo if necessary.
- 他奉命去檢查船上所載貨物并于必要時扣留該項貨物.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours.
- 該法令允許警方將嫌疑犯扣押最多48小時。
來自辭典例句