名詞 detention:

1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
   同義詞：detainment, hold, custody
2. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

1. Detention of a ship, freight car, or other cargo conveyance during loading or unloading beyond the scheduled time of departure.
   (運輸工具)滯留，延期船、貨車或其他運輸工具在裝卸貨物期間超過了規(guī)定的離開時間而滯留
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.
   自立擺脫了被奴役、扣押或壓迫的人的自由
3. Compensation paid for such detention.
   滯留費，延期費因船舶等的滯留而付的賠償金
4. Can detention in a remand home be regarded as educational?
   青少年犯拘留所的拘留能看做是教育嗎？

de.ten.tion

n.（名詞）

The act of detaining.
扣押，拘留：拘留的行為
The state of being detained, especially a period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.
扣押，扣留：處于被扣押的狀態(tài)，尤指在等待審判期間被暫時關押
A forced or punitive delay.
阻延，阻留：被迫的拖延

來源：
Middle English detencioun [act of withholding]
中古英語 detencioun [扣留的行為]
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語
from Latin dôtentiô dôtentiôn-
源自 拉丁語 dôtentiô dôtentiôn-
from dôtentus [past participle of] dôtinôre [to detain] * see detain
源自 dôtentus [] dôtinôre的過去分詞 [阻止] *參見 detain