constraint
英 [k?n'stre?nt]
美[k?n'strent]
- n. [数] 约束；局促，态度不自然；强制
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复数:?constraints;
英文词源
- constraint (n.)
- late 14c., "distress, oppression," from Old French constreinte "binding, constraint, compulsion" (Modern French contrainte), fem. noun from constreint, past participle of constreindre, from Vulgar Latin *constrinctus, from Latin constrictus (see constrain). Meaning "coercion, compulsion" is from 1530s.
双语例句
- 1. Water shortages in the area will be the main constraint on development.
- 水资源匮乏将是制约该地区发展的一个主要因素。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He felt constraint in her presence.
- 他在她面前显得局促不安.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. We obeyed, but under constraint.
- 我们服从了, 然而是被迫的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The boy felt constraint in her presence.
- 那男孩在她面前感到局促不安.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. We felt a little constraint with the new teacher for the first day or so.
- 在开头一两天,我们对新教师感到有点拘束.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》