restrain的词源

英文词源

restrain

restrain: see strain

restrain (v.)

mid-14c., from stem of Old French restreindre "press, push together; curb, bridle; bandage" (12c.), from Latin restringere "draw back tightly, confine, check" (see restriction). Related: Restrained; restraining.

That which we restrain we keep within limits; that which we restrict we keep within certain definite limits; that which we repress we try to put out of existence. [Century Dictionary, 1902]

中文词源

restrain：抑制，遏制；阻止，控制   

词根词缀： re-回,向后 + -strain-束缚 → 紧紧拉回

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restrain：限制，约束

re-,向后，往回，-strain,拉，词源同 constrain,constrict.即拉回，引申词义限制，约束。

restrain：限制，约束

re-,向后，往回，-strain,拉，词源同 constrain,constrict.即拉回，引申词义限制，约束。