detention學測 L6KK [dɪˈtɛnʃən] | /dɪˈtɛnʃən/
課後留校處罰
同學都回家後,你還得留在學校
Because he skipped his homework three times, the teacher gave him detention every day that week.

因為他三次沒交作業,老師那週每天都罰他留校。

detention 在校園裡通常只是放學後留下來安靜坐著或抄寫課文,換到執法情境才指被拘禁。

一個畫面:獨自留在空教室

鐘聲響起同學陸續離開教室
獨留座位一人留在空蕩教室裡
額外抄寫被要求完成額外的功課

義項

留校反省C1noun課後留校處罰
When Joe was caught cheating on the test, he received detention and had to stay at school for an extra hour.
當喬被抓到考試作弊時,他被罰留校,必須多待在學校一個小時。
get detentionhave detention

片語

get detention被留下來 →被判罰留校
detention after school放學後留下 →放學後留校察看

你會不會這樣說?

下面哪一句的 detention 用得對? 第一句:Leo forgot his homework again, so the teacher put him in detention at lunch. 第二句:Leo finished his project early, so the teacher put him in detention as a prize.

看答案

第一句

detention 是犯錯後被留下的處罰,不是獎勵。

字族

detain 拘留;留住

順路看看

misbehave — 會讓學生被罰留校的行為

延伸練習

回報這個字的錯誤