单词 | constrain |
释义 | constrain v.tr.   1. compel; urge irresistibly or by necessity.   2. a confine forcibly; imprison. b restrict severely as regards action, behaviour, etc.   3. bring about by compulsion.   4. (as constrained adj.) forced, embarrassed (a constrained voice; a constrained manner). Derivatives constrainedly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF constraindre f. L constringere (as com-, stringere strict- tie) |
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