"detention" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 留堂
• 拘留

Definition

detention 指把某人留在某個地方、不讓其離開，例如警方或移民機關的拘留。在學校裡，它也指一種處罰：學生下課後或放學後被留校。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在學校語境中很常見，常見搭配有 'get detention'、'have detention'、'serve detention'。法律語境較正式，常見於新聞中，如 'in detention'、'immigration detention'。不要和 'attention' 混淆；它也不等於 'prison'，後者通常指被定罪後的長期監禁。

Examples

He got detention for being late to class again.

他因為上課又遲到而被罰 **留堂**。

The students had to stay after school for detention.

學生們因為 **留堂** 必須放學後留下來。

The man is in detention while the police ask questions.

那名男子正在被 **拘留**，警方正在問話。

If I talk one more time, I'll end up in detention.

我要是再多說一句話，最後就得去 **留堂** 了。

The report says dozens of migrants were held in detention for weeks.

報告稱，數十名移民被 **拘留** 了數週。

She has detention on Friday, so she can't come with us.

她週五要 **留堂**，所以不能跟我們一起去。