fettered

柯林斯词典

fetter /ˈfɛtə/ (fettering,fettered,fetters)

• 1. V-T If you say that you are fettered by something, you dislike it because it prevents you from behaving or moving in a free and natural way. 束縛[文學性]

  ...a private trust which would not be fettered by bureaucracy. ...一種不會受到官僚束縛的私人信托。

  The black mud fettered her movements. 黑泥阻止她前進。

• 2. N-PLURAL You can use fetters to refer to things such as rules, traditions, or responsibilities that you dislike because they prevent you from behaving in the way you want. 禁錮[文學性]

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