detain

拘束する、拘留する

当局が人を管理下に置き、立ち去ることを許さない。

やさしい英語で： If officials do this, they hold someone and do not allow them to leave.

• Police detained two men.
• She was detained at the border for three hours.
• Can officers detain someone without giving a reason?

使い方： detain someone for something (Police detained him for questioning.)

類義語： hold, take into custody

反対語： release

よく使う表現： detain a suspect, detain someone overnight, detain someone legally

引き留める、足止めする

本人が望むより長くその場にとどめ、出発や行動を妨げる。

やさしい英語で： To keep someone somewhere longer than they want, preventing them from leaving or continuing.

• I won't detain you long.
• A last-minute meeting detained her at the office.
• Please don't detain him; he has a train to catch.

類義語： delay, hold up

よく使う表現： detain someone briefly, detain someone longer, detain someone here

差し押さえる、留置する

通常は通過を認めてよいか調べるため、当局が物品を取り置く。

やさしい英語で： To take goods and hold them officially, usually while checking whether they can be allowed through.

• Customs officers detained the goods.
• The shipment was detained until its paperwork arrived.
• Officials may detain cargo that contains banned products.

類義語： hold, seize

反対語： release

よく使う表現： detain imported goods, detain a shipment, detain the cargo