fet·ter

verb

/ˈfetə(r)/

/ˈfetər/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they fetter	/ˈfetə(r)/ /ˈfetər/
he / she / it fetters	/ˈfetəz/ /ˈfetərz/
past simple fettered	/ˈfetəd/ /ˈfetərd/
past participle fettered	/ˈfetəd/ /ˈfetərd/
-ing form fettering	/ˈfetərɪŋ/ /ˈfetərɪŋ/

fetter somebody (literary) to limit somebody’s freedom to do what they want束缚；限制，抑制（某人的自由）
- He felt fettered by petty rules and regulations.他感到自己被琐碎的规章制度所束缚。
fetter somebody to put chains around a prisoner’s feet给（囚犯）上脚镣 synonym shackle
- A man lay fettered on the floor of the prison cell.一名男子被铐在牢房的地板上。

Word OriginOld English feter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veter ‘a lace’, from an Indo-European root shared by foot.

noun

/ˈfetə(r)/

/ˈfetər/

[usually plural] (literary) something that stops somebody from doing what they want束缚；桎梏；羁绊
- They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance.他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
fetters
[plural] chains that are put around a prisoner’s feet脚镣 synonym chain
- bound with fetters of iron被铁镣束缚

Word OriginOld English feter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veter ‘a lace’, from an Indo-European root shared by foot.