restraint(n.)指“克制;自制;约束;限制”。常见于表达控制情绪/行为(self-restraint)或外在的限制措施(legal restraints)。另有较少见的含义指“束缚物(如绳索等)”。
/rɪˈstreɪnt/
She showed restraint and didn’t reply to the rude comment.
她很克制,没有回怼那条无礼的评论。
In the face of provocation, his restraint revealed both discipline and respect for the people around him.
在挑衅面前,他的克制既体现了自律,也体现了对周围人的尊重。
来自中古法语 restreinte,源于拉丁语 restringere,意为“拉紧、束紧、限制”(re- “回、向后” + stringere “拉紧、束缚”)。因此它的核心语感是“把东西收紧、把行为收住”,引申为“克制/约束”。