单词 | restraint |
释义 | restraint /ri straynt"/, n. 1. a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint. 2. Sometimes, restraints. a means of or device for restraining, as a harness for the body. 3. the act of restraining, holding back, controlling, or checking. 4. the state or fact of being restrained; deprivation of liberty; confinement. 5. constraint or reserve in feelings, behavior, etc. [1350-1400; ME restreinte < MF restrainte, n. use of fem. ptp. of restraindre to RESTRAIN] Syn. 4. circumscription, restriction, imprisonment, incarceration. Ant. 4. liberty. |
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