Custody

(n.)

1. the legal right or duty to take care of or keep sb/sth; the act of taking care of sth/sb

监护；保管；监护权；保管权

e.g. Who will have custody of the children?

谁来负责监护这些孩子？

e.g. The divorce court awarded custody to the child's mother.

离婚法庭把监护权判给了孩子的母亲。

e.g. The parents were locked in a bitter battle for custody.

双亲陷入了一场对孩子监护权的激烈争夺之中。

e.g. The bank provides safe custody for valuables.

这家银行提供对贵重物品的安全保管服务。

e.g. The castle is now in the custody of the state.

现在那座城堡由国家照管。

2. the state of being in prison, especially while waiting for trial

（尤指在候审时的）拘留，拘押，羁押

e.g. After the riot, 32 people were taken into police custody.

那场暴乱后，有32人被警方拘留。

e.g. He was remanded in custody, charged with the murder of a policeman.

他被控谋杀一名警察，正在羁押候审。

引申：custodian

1. a person who takes responsibility for taking care of or protecting sth

监护人；看守人；保管人

e.g. the museum's custodians

博物馆的管理员

e.g. a self-appointed custodian of public morals

自封的公共道德的卫道士

2. (NAmE)=caretaker

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