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单词 fetter
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fetter

/ˈfetə(r)/
(亦作 fetters)
1
a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles
脚镣:

he lay bound with fetters of iron.

他戴着铁制的脚镣躺着。

1.1
a restraint or check on someone's freedom to do something, typically one considered unfair or overly restrictive
(尤指不公平或过度的)束缚, 羁绊:

the fetters of discipline and caution.

纪律与戒心的束缚。

with obj.
1
restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles
为…上脚镣:

as adj. fettered a ragged and fettered prisoner.

一个衣衫褴褛、戴着脚镣的囚犯。

1.1
often be fettered restrict or restrain (someone) in an unfair or undesirable fashion
(不公平地或违人愿地)限制, 束缚, 羁绊(人):

he was not fettered by tradition.

他不囿于传统。

词源
Old English feter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veter 'a lace', from an Indo-European root shared by FOOT.
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