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constraint

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
constraint /kənˈstreɪnt/ noun
plural constraints
constraint
/kənˈstreɪnt/
noun
plural constraints
Learner's definition of CONSTRAINT
1 
[count] : something that limits or restricts someone or something限制，约束，束缚（某人或某事）
— usually plural通常用复数
2 
[noncount] : control that limits or restricts someone's actions or behavior控制，约束，限制（某人的行为）
TOEFL BNC: 2988 COCA: 4643

constraint

noun

con·​straint kən-ˈstrānt How to pronounce constraint (audio)
1
a
: the act of constraining
b
: the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action
… the constraint and monotony of a monastic life … Matthew Arnold
a life of invalidism and constraint
c
: a constraining condition, agency, or force : check
put legal constraints on the board's activities
Budget constraints have forced me to revise my travel plans.
2
a
: repression of one's own feelings, behavior, or actions
emotional constraint
b
: a sense of being constrained : embarrassment
" … a constraint between us as if we were strangers … " John P. Marquand

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Lack of funding has been a major constraint on the building's design. They demand freedom from constraint. They refuse to work under constraint any longer.
Recent Examples on the Web Laws, which aim for lofty authority, are only one of the flavors of constraint Ms. Daston describes, along with models and algorithms. Timothy Farrington, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 The jump in fuel costs that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine set off are an additional constraint. Justin Lahart, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022 If your dog hates life jackets—and any other form of constraint—this is the perfect solution. Kelley Rebori, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2022 To Beijing, the existing order has become inherently hostile to it and a constraint on its global ambitions. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 13 July 2022 Temporarily from regulatory constraint, these products flooded the market. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Indeed, the biggest constraint for Apple fans hoping to play games is not performance, but the lack of support for most current big-budget titles. Brian Westover, PCMAG, 8 July 2022 These eliminations leave the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, negotiated by former presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in 2010, as the only constraint on the numbers of strategic nuclear weapons. The Editors, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 With supply as a constraint, building long-range commodity buying strategies is critical. Lora Cecere, Forbes, 2 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French constrainte, from constraindre — see constrain

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of constraint was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 2988 COCA: 4643
constraint

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONSTRAINT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤important, major重要的約束；重大的限制▸➤severe, tight嚴厲的約束；嚴格的限制◇The government has placed tight constraints on spending this year.政府今年實行了嚴格的開支限制。➤budget, budgetary, financial預算上的限制；財政上的限制▸➤legal, space, time法律約束；空間限制；時間限制VERB + CONSTRAINT➤impose, place, put實行約束；加以限制▸➤relax, remove放鬆／取消限制▸➤face面臨限制PREPOSITION➤within a/the constraint在限制範圍內◇We have to work within severe constraints.我們得在嚴格的限制範圍內工作。➤without constraint沒有限制◇I felt free to speak to her without constraint.同她說話我感到很自由，不拘束。➤constraint on, constraint upon對⋯的限制◇There are major financial constraints on all schools.所有的學校都面臨嚴重的財政限制。

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