Word · Frequency #2901
limitations
限制；局限；边界
limitations is the plural of limitation.
核心释义
A restriction, boundary, or the state/act of being limited.
- 1.
限制或受限制的状态。
The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
- 2.
限制事物范围的原则
a principle that limits the extent of something
- 3.
限制；由事物或情况造成的实际或比喻的界限。
A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
- 4.
受限或被限制的性质
the quality of being limited or restricted
- 5.
限制某物用途或价值的缺陷或不足。
An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
- 6.
可能或允许的最大数量
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
- 7.
诉讼时效；过后不得再提起法律诉讼的期限。
A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
缺陷；不足之处；上限；最大限度；诉讼时效；追诉期限；限制或受限制的状态。；限制事物范围的原则
用法In use
The speed limitation on this road is 60 kilometers per hour.
用法提示：此句中 limitation 表示法律或规则设定的最大允许值，是名词。
One limitation of this study is its small sample size.
用法提示：此句中 limitation 表示缺点或不足之处，是名词。
He is aware of his own limitations and works hard to improve.
用法提示：此句中 limitation 表示个人能力的限制，是名词。
it is a good plan but it has serious limitations
it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight
limitation of sth
表示某事物的内在限制或不足。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- limitation of liability
- 责任限制
- The contract includes a limitation of liability clause.合同包含一个责任限制条款。
- statute of limitations
- 诉讼时效
- The statute of limitations for this crime has expired.这项犯罪的诉讼时效已过。
- time limitation
- 时间限制
- There is a strict time limitation for submitting the application.提交申请有严格的时间限制。
- without limitation
- 无限制地
- You may use the software without limitation.你可以无限制地使用该软件。
- limitation on
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘limit’（限制）加‘-ation’（名词后缀），想象一个‘限制行动’的栅栏，记住‘limitation’就是‘限制、局限’。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于法律、规则或能力等方面的限制，语域中性偏正式，在学术或技术文献中常见，也用于日常对话。
语法说明Grammar Note
limitation 作可数名词时意为'限制条件'，不可数时意为'限制'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words have primary stress on the syllable containing /eɪ/ and end with /ʃən/, making them perfect rhymes with 'limitation'. However, many other -ation words (e.g., 'nation', 'station') have stress on the first syllable and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.