英文词源
- restrain
- restrain: see strain
- restrain (v.)
- mid-14c., from stem of Old French restreindre "press, push together; curb, bridle; bandage" (12c.), from Latin restringere "draw back tightly, confine, check" (see restriction). Related: Restrained; restraining.
That which we restrain we keep within limits; that which we restrict we keep within certain definite limits; that which we repress we try to put out of existence. [Century Dictionary, 1902]
中文词源
词根词缀： re-回,向后 + -strain-束缚 → 紧紧拉回
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：restrain 词源，restrain 含义。
re-,向后，往回，-strain,拉，词源同 constrain,constrict.即拉回，引申词义限制，约束。
re-,向后，往回，-strain,拉，词源同 constrain,constrict.即拉回，引申词义限制，约束。
