cuffed 常见作形容词或动词过去式/过去分词,意思通常是:
IPA: /kʌft/
The suspect was cuffed and taken to the station. 嫌疑人被戴上手铐,带到了警局。
After the argument, he was cuffed, questioned for hours, and released only when the lawyer arrived with proof of his whereabouts. 争执之后,他被上了手铐并被盘问了好几个小时,直到律师带着他不在场的证据赶到,他才被放走。
cuffed 来自动词 cuff。cuff 原指衣袖的“袖口”,后来也引申出“用手掌拍打”的动作;而“戴手铐”的含义与 handcuffs(手铐) 的使用相关(手铐的英文也含 cuff 这个词根),因此 cuffed 在警方语境里常指“被铐上”。