detain
英 [d?'te?n]
美 [d?'ten]
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(shuō)的：留住，留下來(lái)；因此這里使用表示“down”的詞根也就再正常不過(guò)了。
4. 咱們常說(shuō)把某人留下來(lái)，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(qiáng)調(diào)。-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(yǔ)例句
- 1. He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.
- 他下意識(shí)地抓住她的胳膊想挽留她。
來(lái)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(shí)間了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time.
- 無(wú)論強(qiáng)制扣押多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間都屬違法。
來(lái)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(shí)扣留該項(xiàng)貨物.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)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(shí)。
來(lái)自辭典例句