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
I'd like to make a couple of proposals to improve the whole situation.
为了改善整个局面，我们提出若干建议。
These clothes are very beautiful, but are too expensive.
这些衣服很漂亮，但是太贵了。
so it was easier for the detective to watch her.
因此，侦探比较容易监视她。