Word · Frequency #4395
custody
监护; 拘留; 监禁
核心释义
holding by the police; legal guardianship
- 1.
监护权
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
- 2.
保管
Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
- 3.
羁押
The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
- 4.
监护区
An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.
监护权；保管；羁押；监护区；监护
用法In use
The suspect was taken into police custody for questioning.
用法提示：custody 此处意为警方拘留
He has been in custody for three days without seeing a lawyer.
用法提示：in custody 表示被拘禁状态
The judge ordered that the defendant remain in custody until trial.
用法提示：remain in custody 指继续羁押
in custody
The suspect is currently in custody awaiting trial.
嫌疑人目前被拘留，等待审判。
custody of/over
The court awarded custody of the children to the mother.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- child custody
- 儿童监护权
- The court awarded child custody to the mother.法院将儿童监护权判给了母亲。
- custody battle
- 监护权争夺战
- They are going through a bitter custody battle.他们正在经历一场激烈的监护权争夺战。
- in custody
- 被拘留
- The suspect is currently in custody.嫌疑人目前被拘留。
- take custody
- 取得监护权
- He will take custody of the children next week.他下周将取得孩子的监护权。
- custody hearing
- 监护权听证会
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
custody 音似 '卡死他弟'，联想拘留。
语境与语域Context & Register
legal; 多用于法律语境，如监护权或拘留
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-ody' spelling pattern with 'custody', but they have different stressed vowel sounds (e.g., /e/ in melody, /ɒ/ in comedy and body, /æ/ in parody, /ɒ/ in prosody), so they do not rhyme. The ending /ədi/ is similar but stress placement differs.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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