detained:detain 的过去式/过去分词,常指“(尤指由警方、移民或学校等)拘留、扣留;耽搁,使不能离开”。(另有“留住某人以询问/调查”等用法。)
/dɪˈteɪnd/
The police detained him for questioning.
警方将他扣留进行问讯。
Passengers were detained at the airport for hours after the security alert, causing many to miss their connecting flights.
由于安全警报,乘客在机场被滞留了数小时,导致许多人错过了转机航班。
来自拉丁语 detinēre,由 **de-**(离开、从……)+ tenēre(握住、持有)构成,原义有“把人/物抓住不让走”,后来引申为“拘留、扣留、耽搁”。