“拘留所”常见的英文表达是 detention center 或 detention house。
detention center:这是较为常用和通用的表达,在各类语境中都能准确传达“拘留所”的含义,强调对人员实施暂时拘禁的场所。例如:The detainee was held in a detention center.(被拘留者被关押在拘留所。)
detention house:这种表达相对更具体一些,在特定地区或语境中使用,意思同样是“拘留所”。例如:The police took the suspect to the detention house.(警察把嫌疑人带到了拘留所 。)