Word · Frequency #4395
custody
监护; 拘留; 监禁
holding by the police; legal guardianship
- 1.
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
监护权
- 2.
Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
保管
- 3.
The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
羁押
- 4.
An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.
监护区
监护权；保管；羁押；监护区；监护
In use
The suspect was taken into police custody for questioning.
He has been in custody for three days without seeing a lawyer.
The judge ordered that the defendant remain in custody until trial.
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.
法院将孩子的监护权判给了母亲。
take/place into custody
Police took the fugitive into custody without incident.
Connections
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
- The custody hearing is scheduled for Friday.监护权听证会定于周五举行。
- joint custody
Learner notes
Memory Tip
custody 音似 '卡死他弟'，联想拘留。
Context & Register
legal; 多用于法律语境，如监护权或拘留
Grammar Note
不可数
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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