fetter

fet·ter

F0093800 (fĕt′ər)n.1. A device, usually one of a pair of rings connected to a chain, that is attached to the ankles or feet to restrict movement.2. often fetters Something that serves to restrict; a restraint: the fetters of tyranny.tr.v. fet·tered, fet·ter·ing, fet·ters 1. To put fetters on; shackle.2. To restrict or restrain: thinking that is fettered by prejudice. See Synonyms at hobble.

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[Middle English feter, from Old English; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

fetter

(ˈfɛtə) n1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (often plural) a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle2. (usually plural) a check or restraint: the fetters of social convention. vb (tr) 3. to restrict or confine4. to bind in fetters[Old English fetor; related to Old Norse fjöturr fetter, Old High German fezzera, Latin pedica fetter, impedīre to hinder] ˈfetterer n ˈfetterless adj

fet•ter

(ˈfɛt ər)

n. 1. a chain or shackle placed on the feet. 2. Usu., fetters. anything that confines or restrains. v.t. 3. to put fetters upon. 4. to confine; restrain. [before 900; Middle English, Old English feter; c. Old High German fezzera, Old Norse fjǫturr; akin to foot] fet′ter•er, n.

fetter

Past participle: fettered
Gerund: fettering

Imperative
fetter
fetter

Present
I fetter
you fetter
he/she/it fetters
we fetter
you fetter
they fetter

Preterite
I fettered
you fettered
he/she/it fettered
we fettered
you fettered
they fettered

Present Continuous
I am fettering
you are fettering
he/she/it is fettering
we are fettering
you are fettering
they are fettering

Present Perfect
I have fettered
you have fettered
he/she/it has fettered
we have fettered
you have fettered
they have fettered

Past Continuous
I was fettering
you were fettering
he/she/it was fettering
we were fettering
you were fettering
they were fettering

Past Perfect
I had fettered
you had fettered
he/she/it had fettered
we had fettered
you had fettered
they had fettered

Future
I will fetter
you will fetter
he/she/it will fetter
we will fetter
you will fetter
they will fetter

Future Perfect
I will have fettered
you will have fettered
he/she/it will have fettered
we will have fettered
you will have fettered
they will have fettered

Future Continuous
I will be fettering
you will be fettering
he/she/it will be fettering
we will be fettering
you will be fettering
they will be fettering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fettering
you have been fettering
he/she/it has been fettering
we have been fettering
you have been fettering
they have been fettering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fettering
you will have been fettering
he/she/it will have been fettering
we will have been fettering
you will have been fettering
they will have been fettering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fettering
you had been fettering
he/she/it had been fettering
we had been fettering
you had been fettering
they had been fettering

Conditional
I would fetter
you would fetter
he/she/it would fetter
we would fetter
you would fetter
they would fetter

Past Conditional
I would have fettered
you would have fettered
he/she/it would have fettered
we would have fettered
you would have fettered
they would have fettered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fetter - a shackle for the ankles or feet hobblehamper, shackle, trammel, bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Verb	1.	fetter - restrain with fettersshacklehandcuff, manacle, cuff - confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

fetter

verb1. restrict, bind, confine, curb, restrain, hamstring, hamper, encumber, clip someone's wings, trammel, straiten He would not be fettered by bureaucracy.2. chain, tie, tie up, shackle, hobble, hold captive, manacle, gyve (archaic), put a straitjacket on My foes fettered me hand and foot.plural noun1. restraints, checks, curbs, constraints, captivity, obstructions, bondage, hindrances without the fetters of restrictive rules2. chains, bonds, irons, shackles, manacles, leg irons, gyves (archaic), bilboes He saw a boy in fetters in the dungeon.

fetter

nounSomething that physically confines the legs or arms:bond, chain (used in plural), handcuff (often used in plural), hobble, iron (used in plural), manacle, restraint, shackle.Archaic: gyve.verbTo restrict the activity or free movement of:chain, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, leash, manacle, shackle, tie, trammel.Informal: hog-tie.

Translations

为...上脚镣脚镣

fetter

(ˈfetə) noun a chain that holds the foot or feet of a prisoner, animal etc to prevent running away. The prisoner was in fetters. 腳鐐 脚镣 verb to fasten with a fetter. She fettered the horse. 為...上腳鐐 为...上脚镣