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单词 limited
释义 limited
I. adjective
Etymology: from past participle of limit (II)
1.
 a. : confined within limits : restricted in extent, number, or duration
  < the product of limited rainfall — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington >
  < limited markets of one thousand — V.G.F.Reynolds >
  < such enterprises should have a limited life — Leslie Rees >
 b. of a train
  (1) : having a limited number of cars and making a limited number of stops in order to provide fast through service
  (2) : offering superior accommodations or service and faster transportation
2. : characterized by enforceable limitations prescribed (as by custom or a constitution) upon the scope or exercise of powers
 < the government of the United States … though limited in its powers, is supreme — John Marshall >
 < England has been great … under the present limited monarchy — Edmund Burke >
— compare absolute 3, constitutional 4, divine right 1
3. : narrow and unimaginative : lacking in originality of thought
 < a thorough good sort; a bit limited; a bit thick in the head — Virginia Woolf >
lim·it·ed·ly adverb
lim·it·ed·ness noun -es
II. noun
(-s)
: a limited train
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