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Constrain V French Kən'strein V.束缚,强迫;限制 英 力劝,强迫(Make Sb

单词 constrain
音标 [kən'strein]
解释 v.束缚,强迫;限制
红宝书 【英】 v. 力劝,强迫(make sb do sth by strong moral persuasion or by force)
【考】 反义词:release(解 放, 放松); intemperate(放纵的) -constrained(拘谨的)
【记】 con(一起)+strain(拉 紧) →拉到一起→限制,强制
【同】 同根词: strain(紧张, 尽力); restrain(抑制, 束缚)派生词: constrained (adj.被强迫的, 拘谨的forced, unnatural);constrai nt (n.约束,强制)
字源 constrain (v.)
early 14c., constreyen, from stem of Old French constreindre (Modern French contraindre) "restrain, control," from Latin constringere "to bind together, tie tightly, fetter, shackle, chain," from com- "together" (see com-) + stringere "to draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Related: Constrained; constraining.
不择手段背单词 v. (通过身体的、道德的或环境的力量)强迫 = oblige; 限制(在窄小的范围内) = confine
【记】con一起, strain(v 紧张; 拉紧)-把你们拉到一起作苦工-限制; 强迫
【参】restrain(vt 抑制, 制止); constraint(n 约束, 强制)
【反】release(vt 释放; 放松)
趣味全助记 【记】源自strain。 String 线,绳,扯紧

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