"detained" in Chinese (Traditional)
拘留扣留
Definition
被當局(通常是警察)限制在某處,不能離開。也可以指因為其他原因被耽擱或扣留。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常用於正式、法律或新聞語境,多與警察或邊境管理有關。也可指耽擱。不要與“arrested”(被逮捕)混淆,“detained”不代表有正式指控。
Examples
The police detained the man for questioning.
警察因盤問**拘留**了那名男子。
The students were detained after school.
學生們放學後被**留下**了。
Travelers were detained at the border.
旅客在邊境被**扣留**了。
She was detained at work and arrived home late.
她在工作時被**耽擱**了,回家晚了。
Several protesters were detained but released later that day.
幾名抗議者被**拘留**,但當天稍後被釋放了。
Sorry I’m late, I was detained by a long meeting.
不好意思我遲到了,被一場長會**耽擱**了。