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Restraint N Restraint(不受约束的 Ris'treint N.克制 英 克制(A Control

单词 restraint
音标 [ris'treint]
解释 n.克制
红宝书 【英】 n. 克制(a control over the expression of one's emotions or thoughts)
【考】 反义词:ebullience( 亢奋); bridled(受约束的)-w ithout restraint(不受约束的)
【记】 re(重新)+strain(拉 紧)→重新拉紧→克制 ; 比较:restrict(限制)
【例】 His rage was beyond restraint. (他怒不可遏)
字源 restraint (n.)
"action of restraining; means of restraint," early 15c., from Old French restreinte, noun use of fem. past participle of restraindre (see restrain). Sense of "reserve" is from c.1600.
不择手段背单词 n. 抑制; 克制
【类】rakish: restraint = slothful: assiduity放荡的缺乏抑制 = 偷懒的缺乏刻苦
【反】ebullience(n 沸腾; 热情); bridled(adj 顺从的)-without restraint(不受约束的)
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