单词 | custodial |
释义 | custodial —custodialism, n. /ku stoh"dee euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to custody. 2. of, pertaining to, or appropriate to a custodian: a building superintendent's custodial duties. 3. responsible for or providing protective supervision and guardianship rather than seeking to improve or cure: Overcrowding forces many mental hospitals to provide only custodial care. n. 4. a container or receptacle for something sacred, as the Host. [1765-75; < L custodi(a) CUSTODY + -AL1] |
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