单词 | restrictive |
释义 | restrictive (once / 4376 pages) adj Restrictive is an adjective that describes something that keeps people within certain boundaries. A household where you aren't allowed to play video-games, watch TV, or eat junk food is restrictive. If you noticed that restrictive is wrapped around the word strict, you're on to something. Strict comes from the Latin stringere, and you can probably guess what that means, right? Well, not "string," actually, but close: "to bind tight," either with string or rope or whatever does the job. The kids in a restrictive household are kept from doing so many things they might as well be tied up. WORD FAMILYrestrictive: nonrestrictive, restrictively, restrictiveness, unrestrictive+/restrict: derestrict, restricted, restricting, restriction, restrictive, restricts/restricted: restrictedly, unrestricted/restriction: restrictions/unrestricted: unrestrictedly USAGE EXAMPLESAs a result, scientists who study the compound must follow a host of restrictive rules. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) In restrictive housing, commonly called solitary confinement, inmates are alone for 23 hours a day. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Unfortunately, though, the city failed miserably in its efforts to place residents in the least restrictive setting with individualized care. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj serving to restrict teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments Syn|Ant confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting restricting the scope or freedom of action inhibitory, repressing, repressiverestrictive of action limitingstrictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase regulative, regulatoryrestricting according to rules or principles sumptuaryregulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior suppressivetending to suppress unrestrictive not tending to restrict emancipativetending to set free nonrestrictivenot limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase 2adj (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports Syn protective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind |
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