restrain

    词义分析

    "Restrain" 是一个动词,主要意思是"阻止","限制","抑制",或"控制"。

    例句

    • I had to restrain myself from shouting at him. (我必须控制自己不对他大声喊叫。)
    • Only use physical restraint as a last resort. (只在最后一步采取身体硬性控制。)
    • The law can restrain certain types of activity. (法律可以限制某些类型的活动。)

    词根分析

    Islam comes from the Latin words "re-" (back) and "stringere" (bind or draw tight),so the root of the word is "restringere"。

    词缀分析

    re-是前缀,意思是"回,再"; -strain 来自拉丁语词根 stringere,意思是"拉紧","束缚"。因此, "restrain" 全体的意思是"再次束缚"或"阻止"。

    发展历史和文化背景

    "Restrain" 来自法语 "restraindre," 其源于拉丁语 "restringere"。这个词最初在14世纪的英语中出现,意为"以强制力或法力限制或束缚"。现在,它主要用于指代阻止或限制某个行为的发生。

    单词变形

    • Restrain (动词现在时)
    • Restrained (动词过去式和过去分词)
    • Restraining (现在分词,形容词,动名词)
    • Restrains (动词第三人称单数)

    固定短语:Restrain from doing something (阻止做某事)

    记忆辅助

    把 "restrain" 想象成 "re(再)" + "strain(紧张的,绷紧的)",再次使紧张,也就是通过使人紧张来阻止或限制他们的行为。

    小故事

    Sam had an impulse to eat all the candies, but he restrained himself thinking about his health. (Sam 冲动想把所有的糖果都吃掉,但他考虑到自己的健康,抑制住了自己。)

    萨姆想要把所有的糖果都吃了,但他考虑到自己的健康,控制住了自己。