constraint
英 [k?n'stre?nt]
美[k?n'strent]
- n. [數] 約束；局促，態度不自然；強制
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詞態變化
復數:?constraints;
英文詞源
- constraint (n.)
- late 14c., "distress, oppression," from Old French constreinte "binding, constraint, compulsion" (Modern French contrainte), fem. noun from constreint, past participle of constreindre, from Vulgar Latin *constrinctus, from Latin constrictus (see constrain). Meaning "coercion, compulsion" is from 1530s.
雙語例句
- 1. Water shortages in the area will be the main constraint on development.
- 水資源匱乏將是制約該地區發展的一個主要因素。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He felt constraint in her presence.
- 他在她面前顯得局促不安.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. We obeyed, but under constraint.
- 我們服從了, 然而是被迫的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The boy felt constraint in her presence.
- 那男孩在她面前感到局促不安.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. We felt a little constraint with the new teacher for the first day or so.
- 在開頭一兩天,我們對新教師感到有點拘束.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》