Word · Frequency #24959
confining
/kənˈfainiŋ/
adjective
限制的；拘束的；狭窄的
restricting the scope or freedom of action
- 1.
Limiting; restrictive.
限制的；约束的。
限制的；约束的。；受限的；偏狭的
In use
The small apartment felt confining after living in a house for years.
The strict dress code was confining for students who wanted to express themselves.
She found the traditional gender roles too confining and sought a more equal partnership.
confining + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
They lived in a confining space.
他们住在一个狭窄的空间里。
be confining
用作表语，说明主语的状态。
The rules are too confining.
这些规则太限制人了。
find something confining
表示主观感受。
She found the office confining.
她觉得办公室很拘束。
Common mistakes
I feel confining in this small room.I feel confined in this small room.
动词-ing形容词与-ed形容词混淆：confining 表示‘令人受到限制的’，而 confined 表示‘受到限制的’；主语为人时应用 confined 表达主观感受。
This room is very confined.This room is very confining.
形容词含义混淆：confined 指‘空间狭小’（客观尺寸），confining 指‘令人感到拘束’（主观感受）；此处强调房间带来的限制感，应用 confining。
Connections
Confusing words
- confined
- 被限制的；受限的 · confined 通常描述人感到受限制的状态，而 confining 描述事物本身具有限制性。
- constraining
- 约束的；限制的 · constraining 强调作用力或规则的限制，confining 更侧重空间或范围的狭窄。
- restrictive
- 限制性的；约束的 · restrictive 多指规则、条件等限制，confining 多指物理空间或环境的局促。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.