restrictive

adjective

OPAL W

/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/

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preventing people from doing what they want
- restrictive laws
Extra Examples
- He argued that the law was unduly restrictive.
- In time, the changes become restrictive.
- their attempts to make drug legislation more restrictive and repressive
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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(also defining)
(grammar) (of relative clauses) explaining which particular person or thing you are talking about rather than giving extra information about them. In ‘The books which are on the table are mine’, ‘which are on the table’ is a restrictive relative clause. compare non-restrictive

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French restrictif, -ive, from medieval Latin restrictivus, from restrict- ‘confined’, from the verb restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.

单词	restrictive
释义	restrictive adjective OPAL W /rɪˈstrɪktɪv/ /rɪˈstrɪktɪv/ jump to other results preventing people from doing what they want restrictive laws Extra Examples He argued that the law was unduly restrictive. In time, the changes become restrictive. their attempts to make drug legislation more restrictive and repressive Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (also defining) (grammar) (of relative clauses) explaining which particular person or thing you are talking about rather than giving extra information about them. In ‘The books which are on the table are mine’, ‘which are on the table’ is a restrictive relative clause. compare non-restrictive Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French restrictif, -ive, from medieval Latin restrictivus, from restrict- ‘confined’, from the verb restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.
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