| 英语单词 | stricture |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['strɪktʃə(r)] 美 ['strɪktʃər] |
| 中文释义 | n.苛评;非难;限制;[医]狭窄 |
| 英语例句 | (1) If countercurrent is long-standing, esophagus will form scar and stricture finally. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 若反流长期存在,食管最终将会形成瘢痕和狭窄。 |
| vocabulary简明 | One meaning of stricture is a nasty criticism, while the other is a sharp contraction of a tube or canal in the body. Either meaning can mean great pain to the person experiencing the stricture. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The noun stricture finds its roots in the Late Latin word strictūra, which came from the stem stringere, "to draw tightly." You might remember that meaning by its relationship with the word constrict, meaning "to tighten or draw in." The additional meaning, that of “a critical remark,” is often used in the plural form — like "the critical strictures against cheating." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]指摘;非难;反对 You can use strictures to refer to severe criticism or disapproval of something. [usu pl] [FORMAL 正式]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]限制;约束;束缚 You can refer to things that limit what you can do as strictures of a particular kind. [usu pl] [mainly FORMAL 主正式]
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