摘要：“Custodial”源自18世纪英语，来自拉丁语 custodia（看守、保护），由 custos（卫兵、看守者）衍生。最初指“监护”或“看守的”，后演变为形容词，形容与监护、看管或监禁相关的事物。

custodial

英 [kʌ'stəʊdiəl] 美 [kʌ'stoʊdiəl]

adj.监禁的；保管的；保管人的

◉词源

“Custodial”源自18世纪英语，来自拉丁语 custodia（看守、保护），由 custos（卫兵、看守者）衍生。最初指“监护”或“看守的”，后演变为形容词，形容与监护、看管或监禁相关的事物。

◉外刊例句

① 《经济学人》（The Economist），2024年10月5日

The custodial sentence was reduced after the appeal.

上诉后，监禁判决被减轻。

② 《纽约时报》（The New York Times），2023年11月12日

She fought for custodial rights over her children.

她为孩子的监护权而斗争。

③ 《卫报》（The Guardian），2025年1月8日

Custodial staff ensured the building’s upkeep.

看守人员确保大楼的维护。

◉经典名著

① 《傲慢与偏见》（Pride and Prejudice），简·奥斯汀（Jane Austen），1813年

Her custodial care protected the estate.

她的监护确保了庄园的安全。

② 《双城记》（A Tale of Two Cities），查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens），1859年

He faced a custodial fate in prison.

他在监狱中面临监禁的命运。

◉Usage Examples

(1) The judge gave him a custodial sentence.

(2) The mother is usually the custodial parent after a divorce.

(1) 法官判处他监禁。

(2) 离婚后母亲通常拥有孩子的监护权。

◉Usage Notes

Someone whose job or task is custodial is supposed to take care of you. A babysitter's job is custodial.

A guardian or caregiver of any kind has a custodial duty — he or she supervises and protects another person, usually a child. After a divorce, there's sometimes only one custodial parent, while the other only visits occasionally. When a criminal is sent to prison, it's often called a "custodial sentence," because the convicted person is being watched over and supervised in jail. The Latin root is custodia, "guarding or keeping."

◉柯林斯词典

1[ADJ 形容词]监禁的；拘留的 Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison. [ADJ n] [mainly BRIT 主英] [FORMAL 正式]

If he is caught again he will be given a custodial sentence.

如果他再次被捕，将会被处以监禁。

2[ADJ 形容词]有监护(或监管)权的 If a child's parents are divorced or separated, the custodial parent is the parent who has custody of the child.

来源：学无用的英语