constraint
constraint
noun
noun
- a limitation or restriction
限制；约束，束缚，局限
the availability of water is the main constraint on food production.
供水是限制食品生产的主要问题。
[mass noun]remove any clips to allow the pipe to expand without constraint.
把所有夹子都取下来，以使管子能不受限制地膨胀。
■[mass noun]stiffness of manner and inhibition in relations between people
压抑，抑制；克制；拘束
they would be able to talk without constraint.
他们可以毫无拘束地谈话。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'coercion'): from Old French constreinte, feminine past participle of constraindre (see constrain)
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