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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lim·i·ta·tion DATE 14th century 1. an act or instance of limiting 2. the quality or state of being limited 3. something that limits : restraint 4. a certain period limited by statute after which actions, suits, or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts English Etymology limitation late 14c., from L. limitationem, from limitare (see limit). Phrase statute of limitations attested by 1768. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 limitation limi·ta·tion / 7limi5teiFn / noun1. [U] the act or process of limiting or controlling sb / sth 限制；控制 SYN restriction :
They would resist any limitation of their powers. 他们会抵制对他们权力的任何限制。 ⇨ see also damage limitation ⇨ note at limit 2. [C] ~ (on sth) a rule, fact or condition that limits sth 起限制作用的规则(或事实、条件) SYN curb , restraint :
to impose limitations on imports 对进口加以限制 Disability is a physical limitation on your life. 残疾在身体方面限制了你的生活。 ⇨ see also statute of limitations 3. [C, usually pl.] a limit on what sb / sth can do or how good they or it can be 局限；限度: This technique is useful but it has its limitations. 这种技术实用,但也有局限性。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English limitation noun 1 limiting of sth ADJ. important, major, serious, severe | family | damage an exercise in damage limitation | arms talks on arms limitation | budget, budgetary, financial VERB + LIMITATION impose, place | remove | accept a limitation of your personal freedom PREP. ~ on limitations on one's freedom of action | ~ to There should be no limitations to progress in the talks. 2 limitations: sth that sb cannot do ADJ. important, major, serious, severe | inherent | physical, technical VERB + LIMITATION have She has serious limitations as a mother. | overcome, transcend At times his technique seems to transcend the limitations of the piano. | know, recognize Please don't ask me to sing?I know my limitations! | expose, reveal, show The team's technical limitations were exposed by the Italians. | accept You've just got to accept your limitations. PREP. despite sb's/sth's ~ It's a useful book despite its limitations. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: LIMIT 1, bound, confine(s), end, term 2 Synonyms: RESTRICTION 1, ||ball and chain, circumscription, cramp, stint, strictureWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lim·i·ta·tion \ˌliməˈtāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English limitacioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French limitation, from Latin limitation-, limitatio, from limitatus (past participle of limitare to limit) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the action of limiting < without any other express limitation or restraint — John Locke > < fighting to restore the doctrine of limitation to its high place among the nations — New Republic > 2. : the quality or state of being limited < itself conditioned by our inescapable human limitation — M.R.Cohen > 3. a. : a restriction or restraint imposed from without (as by law, custom, or circumstances) < all railroads have weight and height limitations, because of tunnels, bridges and so forth — Westinghouse News > < still further limitations on the work of the editors of the news — F.L.Mott > b. : a restrictive weakness or lack of capacity < the limitations of the power of speech — B.N.Cardozo > < within the limitations of black and white — Hunter Mead > < the limitation of materials, their strength, their resistance to strain — Mary Austin > 4. : a time assigned for something; specifically : a certain period limited by statute after which actions, suits, or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts 5. a. : the limiting or marking out of the bounds of an estate in property b. : the creation by deed or devise of a lesser estate or estates out of a fee c. : an exception to the usual rules for the descent of titles of nobility or honor • lim·i·ta·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |
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