Word · Frequency #13381
detainees
被拘留者；被扣押者
detainees is the plural of detainee.
核心释义
a person held in custody
- 1.
被拘留者,尤指在押人员。
Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
被拘留者,尤指在押人员。；被拘留者；被扣押者；[法] 被扣扣者
用法In use
The detainee was allowed to make one phone call to a lawyer.
用法提示：这里 detainee 作主语，指被拘留的人，表示被拘押者的身份。
Police questioned the detainee for several hours before releasing him.
用法提示：detainee 作宾语，指被警方扣押的人，强调其被拘留的状态。
Each detainee received a blanket and a meal during the night.
用法提示：detainee 作主语，指被关押者，表示被拘留人员的统称。
a detainee + at/in + [place]
at 用于具体的机构或建筑物，in 用于较大的地理范围。
The detainees at the immigration center have not seen a judge.
移民中心里的被拘留者没有见过法官。
detainee + held + at/in + [place]
held 是过去分词作后置定语，相当于定语从句 who are held。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- political detainee
- 政治被拘留者
- The organization works to free political detainees around the world.该组织致力于释放世界各地的政治被拘留者。
- release of detainees
- 释放被拘留者
- The government ordered the release of all detainees after the ceasefire.停火后，政府下令释放所有被拘留者。
- detainee camp
- 拘留营
- Conditions in the detainee camp were harsh and overcrowded.拘留营里的条件恶劣且拥挤不堪。
- detainee abuse
- 虐待被拘留者
- The investigation revealed widespread detainee abuse by prison guards.调查揭露了狱警广泛虐待被拘留者的情况。
- former detainee
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
detain（拘留）＋后缀 -ee 表“被…的人”→被拘留者。联想：被拘留的人举手喊“ee”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道 detainee 是正式用语，通常出现在法律文书、新闻报道或官方声明中，日常对话中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
detainee 是规则名词，复数形式为 detainees。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ee 结尾，重音在最后一个音节，读作 /iː/，因此与 detainee (/ˌdiːteɪˈniː/) 押韵。注意 coffee (/ˈkɔːfi/) 和 committee (/kəˈmɪti/) 拼写相似但结尾读短 /i/，并不押韵，需要区分。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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