由于签证问题,他在机场被拘留了三小时。

由于签证问题,他在机场被拘留了三小时。

He was held in detention at the airport for three hours due to visa issues.

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He was held in detention at the airport for three hours due to visa issues.

detention 是名词,来自动词 detain(拘留、扣留),由前缀 de-(表示"向下、完全")和词根 tain(来自拉丁语 tenere,意为"持有")组成,字面意思是"完全控制住"。detention 指"官方对某人进行暂时扣留"的行为或状态。

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