1. (尤指父母離異后孩子的)監護權 Custody is the legal right to keep and look after a child, especially the right given to a child's mother or father when they get divorced.
custody的近義詞
e.g. I'm going to go to court to get custody of the children... 我將起訴，要求獲得孩子們的監護權。 e.g. Child custody is normally granted to the mother. 孩子的監護權通常判給母親。
2. 被拘留;在拘禁中 Someone who is in custody or has been taken into custody has been arrested and is being kept in prison until they can be tried in a court.
e.g. Three people appeared in court and two of them were remanded in custody... 有3個(gè)人出庭，其中兩個(gè)被還押候審。 e.g. She was taken into custody later that day. 她那天后來(lái)被拘留了。
3. (類(lèi)似監獄的)監禁，關(guān)押 If someone is being held in a particular type of custody, they are being kept in a place that is similar to a prison.
e.g. The youngster got nine months' youth custody... 這個(gè)少年被處以9個(gè)月的管教。 e.g. Barrett was taken into protective custody. 巴雷特被保護性地監禁起來(lái)。
custody英英釋義
noun
1. (with `in') guardianship over in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
e.g. my fate is in your hands too much power in the president's hands your guests are now in my custody the mother was awarded custody of the children
Synonym: hands
2. holding by the police
e.g. the suspect is in custody
3. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
e.g. his detention was politically motivated the prisoner is on hold he is in the custody of police