Preliminary detention
[法] 候审扣押
🧩 词语组成解析
preliminary
[prɪ'lɪmɪnɛri]
adj. 初步的，初级的;预备的;开端的;序言的;
n. 准备工作;预赛;初步措施;（对学生等的）预考;
pre预先+limin门槛，限制+ary形容词后缀→入门以前→初步的
detention
[di'tenʃən]
n. 拘留，扣押;阻留;放学后留校;（非法）占有;
🗣️ 情景例句
What time would you like to receive the call?
您想何时叫您？
Would you ever have imagined him becoming a politician?
你想过他能当上政治家吗？
We are less credulous than we used to be.
我们不再像以往那样轻易相信别人了。