restraint
UK/rɪ'streɪnt/US/ri'streint/
TOEFLGRE四级六级考研B2
释义
n.
Self-control; calm, measured behavior.
克制，自制。
n.
A limit or check on someone's freedom or actions; a device that holds someone in.
约束，限制；约束装置。
词根拆分
词根派生restrain 的名词。动词是「往回拉住」的动作，restraint 则是「拉住自己」的*品质*（自制）或「拉住你」的*东西*（约束、装置）。show restraint = 表现出克制。
词根 strain 还连着 57 个词常用搭配
- 1.show restraint表现克制
- 2.exercise restraint保持克制
- 3.budget restraint预算限制
- 4.with restraint有节制地
例句
- 1.
The crowd showed remarkable restraint despite the provocation.
尽管受到挑衅，人群仍表现出了非凡的克制。
- 2.
Spending controls act as a restraint on the budget.
支出管控对预算起到了约束作用。