He described the detention without trial of political opponents as a cowardly act.是什么意思？

He described the detention without trial of political opponents as a cowardly act.

他称未经审判就将政敌关押起来是懦夫之举。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

described

adj. 被看到的，被发现的；v. 描写( describe的过去式和过去分词 )，叙述，画出（图形等），形容；

例句
The President described the killings as an abominable crime...
总统称这些血案为令人发指的罪行。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

detention

n. 拘留，扣押，阻留，放学后留校，（非法）占有；

例句
Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。

without

adv. 在外部，户外，缺少，没有或不显示某事物；prep. 没有，缺乏，在外面；conj. 除非，如果不；

例句
We shall strike hard, without flinching, at terrorists and those who abet them.
我们要毫不退缩地严厉打击恐怖分子及其帮凶。

trial

n. 试验，[法]审讯，审判，磨难，困难，[体]选拔赛；adj. 试验的，[法]审讯的；

例句
Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

political

adj. 政治的，政党的，对政治有兴趣的；

例句
He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.
他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

opponents

n. 对手，敌手( opponent的名词复数 )，反对者；

例句
Security forces are still using violence against opponents of the government.
安全部队仍然在使用武力镇压反对政府的人。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

cowardly

adj. 怯懦的，胆小的，懦弱的；adv. 怯懦地，胆怯地；

例句
...his cowardly decision to cut and run.
他作出逃跑的懦弱决定

act

v. 行动，表现，表演，起作用；n. 行为，行动，法案，法令，短节目；

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。