英语单词 | constrained |
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英美音标 | [kən'streinid] |
中文释义 | adj.不舒服的,被强迫的,拘泥的,有限的 |
vocab简明 | Something that's constrained is forced, unnatural and not very spontaneous — kind of like a linebacker trying to perform the ballet Swan Lake. |
vocab扩展 | Constrained contains the word strained for a reason. Mostly because anyone that's constrained is feeling a fair amount of strain because of it. In addition to referring to unnatural or uncharacteristic behavior, being constrained can also mean being held back or forced to do something you don't want to do. If your budget has taken a hit, for example, you may feel constrained financially. If you are on a diet, you may feel constrained by the Weight Watchers point system. |
真题原句 | Here, Darwinism seems to offer justification for it all humans share common origins it seems reasonable to suppose that cultural diversity could also be traced to more constrained beginnings. |
来源 | 2012.6 |
Tags: 单词::2012
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