Arrested
“Arrested” 最常见义为被执法机关依法拘留,如 “He was arrested for theft.”(他因盗窃被捕。)医学里 “cardiac arrest” 指心脏骤停,动词 arrest 也有“阻止、止住”之义,如 “The bleeding was arrested.”(出血止住了。)
- “Police arrested three suspects near the station.” (警方在车站附近逮捕了三名嫌疑人。)
- “Her development seemed arrested by chronic illness.” (慢性病似乎让她的发育停滞了。)
- “The officer read his rights after he was arrested.” (他被捕后,警官向他宣读权利。)
“Arrest” 来自古法语 arester,源自拉丁语 ad-(向)与 restare(停留),本义为“使停下”,法律义为“使某人无法离开”。
ar-(向)+ rest(停留)+ -ed:名词 arrest(逮捕、骤停)。
新闻常用 “arrested on suspicion of…”;美国 Miranda rights 与 arrested 场景绑定;艺术评论 “arrested development” 比喻停滞成长。
- 原形: arrest
- 现在分词: arresting
- 名词: arrest
- 固定搭配: “placed under arrest” (被逮捕), “cardiac arrest” (心脏骤停), “arrested development” (发育停滞;喻停滞)
rest 是“停下”,ar- 加强 → arrested 就是“被强行按停住了”(人或进程)。
“Witnesses said the suspect was arrested quietly without a chase.” (目击者说嫌疑人被悄悄逮捕,没有发生追逐。)