fetter

fetter
noun

(亦作 fetters)a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles
镣铐（尤指脚镣）
he lay bound with fetters of iron.
他戴着铁镣躺着。
■a restraint or check on someone's freedom to do something, typically one considered unfair or overly restrictive
（尤指不公平或过度的）束缚，羁绊
the fetters of discipline and caution.
纪律与戒心这些羁绊。

verb

[with obj.]restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles
铐住（尤指铐在脚踝处）
[as adj. fettered]a ragged and fettered prisoner.
一个衣衫褴褛、戴着脚镣的囚犯。
■[often be fettered]restrict or restrain (someone) in an unfair or undesirable fashion
（不公平地或违人愿地）限制，束缚，羁绊（人）
he was not fettered by tradition.
他不囿于传统。

语源

Old English feter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veter 'a lace', from an Indo-European root shared by foot

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