Word · Frequency #23633
fetters
脚镣
fetters is the plural of fetter.
核心释义
a shackle for the ankles or feet
- 1.
束缚人或动物的链或类似物,常缚于腿部。
A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal, often by its legs.
- 2.
任何起限制或约束作用的事物。
Anything that restricts or restrains.
束缚；羁绊；束缚人或动物的链或类似物,常缚于腿部。；任何起限制或约束作用的事物。；羁绊；束缚
用法In use
Strict regulations can fetter creativity in the classroom.
用法提示：fetter 在此为动词原形，表示“束缚、限制”。
The project was fettered by a lack of funds.
用法提示：fettered 是过去分词，用于被动语态，表示“受束缚”。
Fettering employees with too many rules reduces their motivation.
用法提示：fettering 是动名词/现在分词，表示“束缚”。
fetters of sth
fetters 常用复数形式表示抽象束缚。
The country threw off the fetters of colonial rule.
这个国家摆脱了殖民统治的束缚。
in fetters
字面义表示戴着脚镣，多用于历史或文学语境。
The captive was kept in fetters.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be fettered by
- 被…束缚
- Many employees are fettered by outdated company policies.许多员工受到过时的公司政策的束缚。
- break the fetters
- 打破枷锁
- The movement aimed to break the fetters of censorship.这场运动旨在打破审查制度的枷锁。
- fetters of tradition
- 传统的束缚
- She finally freed herself from the fetters of tradition.她终于摆脱了传统的束缚。
- political fetters
- 政治束缚
- Journalists faced political fetters in the authoritarian state.在那个威权国家，记者们面临政治束缚。
- be in fetters
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：fetter 与 feet（脚）形似，镣铐锁在脚上，引申为束缚。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary works、historical accounts fetter 通常用于正式或文学性语境，既可指真实的脚镣，也常比喻“束缚、限制”。日常口语中较少出现，多用于书面语、历史描述或正式议论；总体属于正式语体，使用时注意场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with fetter /ˈfetə/: better, letter, setter, sweater, debtor, wetter all end with the /etə/ sound. Watch out for lookalikes that do not rhyme: fitter /ˈfɪtə/, feature /ˈfiːtʃə/, fever /ˈfiːvə/.
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