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单词 restrictions
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restriction

noun

re·​stric·​tion ri-ˈstrik-shən How to pronounce restriction (audio)
1
: something that restricts: such as
a
: a regulation that restricts or restrains
restrictions for hunters
b
: a limitation on the use or enjoyment of property or a facility
2
: an act of restricting : the condition of being restricted

Synonyms

  • check
  • circumscription
  • condition
  • constraint
  • curb
  • fetter
  • limitation
  • restraint
  • stricture
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Example Sentences

Building in that area came with some restrictions. They placed restrictions on smoking indoors. They will lift export restrictions. illegal restriction of free speech
Recent Examples on the Web The restriction, upheld by a majority of voters this March, will initially limit the use of the noisy blowers to specific times during the day in both fall and spring, and then, come 2025, prohibit them entirely. Sal Vaglica, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The new bill removes that restriction — a cap that Tesla, Toyota and General Motors have already hit. Zachary Hansen, ajc, 13 Aug. 2022 Examples of their impact include Kazakhstan's restrictions on grains and oil on prices in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan; Cameroon's rice export restriction on Chad; and Tunisia's fruit and vegetable restrictions on Libya. Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022 Examples of their impact include Kazakhstan's restrictions on grains and oil on prices in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan; Cameroon's rice export restriction on Chad; and Tunisia's fruit and vegetable restrictions on Libya. Eileen Ng, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 But patients seeking help are doing so against a backdrop of isolation, restriction, uncertainty and grief. New York Times, 9 July 2022 Fasting works because of the caloric restriction, not necessarily the timing. Reegan Von Wildenradt, Men's Health, 2 June 2022 The city, the congregation argues, cannot revoke the restriction, an argument that is in dispute. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2022 The increases are due to a slump in nuclear electricity generation in France and the restriction by Russia of natural gas supplies. Erin Prater, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-French restriction, from Late Latin restriction-, restrictio, from Latin restringere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

restriction

noun

re·​stric·​tion ri-ˈstrik-shən How to pronounce restriction (audio)
1
: something (as a law or rule) that limits
There are restrictions on building.
2
: an act of limiting : the condition of being limited

Medical Definition

restriction

noun

re·​stric·​tion ri-ˈstrik-shən How to pronounce restriction (audio)
often attributive
: the breaking of double-stranded DNA into fragments by restriction enzymes
restriction sites

Legal Definition

restriction

noun

re·​stric·​tion
1
: something that restricts: as
a
: a regulation that restricts or restrains
b
: a limitation on the use or enjoyment of property or a facility
2
a
: an act of restricting
b
: the state of being restricted

restrictions

noun

plural of restriction
1
as in limitations
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice the logging company decided to relocate to another state where there would be fewer restrictions on its operations

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • limitations
  • constraints
  • restraints
  • prohibitions
  • conditions
  • strictures
  • curbs
  • exceptions
  • stipulations
  • bans
  • fetters
  • circumscriptions
  • checks
  • provisos
  • qualifications
  • proscriptions
  • reservations
  • strings
  • provisoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • freedoms
  • latitudes
2
as in constraints
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries the restriction of surfing to the southern end of the beach rankled some surfers

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • limitations
  • constraints
  • restraints
  • confinements
  • reins
  • segregations
  • stints
  • circumscriptions
  • isolations
  • containments
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