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TOEFL BNC: 2901 COCA: 3019

limitation
limitation /ˌlɪməˈteɪʃən/ noun
plural limitations
limitation
/ˌlɪməˈteɪʃən/
noun
plural limitations
Learner's definition of LIMITATION
1 
[noncount] : the act of controlling the size or extent of something : the act of limiting something限制
2 
[count] : something that controls how much of something is possible or allowed限度
— often plural常用复数
3 
[count] : something (such as a lack of ability or strength) that controls what a person is able to do局限（性）

damage limitation

— see 1damage
TOEFL BNC: 2901 COCA: 3019

limitation

noun

lim·​i·​ta·​tion ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce limitation (audio)
1
: an act or instance of limiting
2
: the quality or state of being limited
3
: something that limits : restraint
4
: a certain period limited by statute after which actions, suits, or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts
limitational
ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shnəl How to pronounce limitation (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

a law aimed at the limitation of federal power They have placed a limitation on the amount of time we have available.
Recent Examples on the Web The limitation was abolished once the Reagan administration took power and Claybrook exited. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 There’s no limitation on college or pro, offense or defense. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 And the once-per-year rollover limitation doesn’t apply to this one. Leonard Sloane, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 For many of you, this bad habit seems to be your addiction to limitation. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 The first forbids the restriction or limitation of a mother’s right to breastfeed in places that are open to the public. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2022 Rather than aim for greatness, then, Alpert asks us to accept that frustration and limitation are inescapable—and sometimes beneficial or beautiful—parts of human life. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 This rueful sense of difference and limitation erodes as a more toxic narrative emerges. Rebecca Steinitz, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 People sometimes think that a cage is given from birth, while the ability to fly is a limitation to having a good life in that cage. Mikhail Saidov, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of limitation was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 2901 COCA: 3019
limitation

noun¹

 1limiting of sth限制ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIMITATION | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤fundamental, important, major, serious, severe, significant, strict重要的限制；嚴格的限制▸➤damage (especially BrE) 損害限制◇an exercise in damage limitation控制損害的行動➤arms武器限制◇talks on arms limitation關於武器限制的會談➤budget, budgetary, financial, payment, resource (especially NAmE) 預算控制；財政控制；支付限制；資源限制➤distance, space距離／空間限制◇Because of space limitations, I can only discuss the first and second points here.限於篇幅，我此處只能討論第一和第二點。➤self-imposed自行施加的限制◇This is a deliberate self-imposed limitation.這是一項自己故意施加的限制。➤potential潛在的限制◇another potential limitation of the study該研究的另一項潛在限制VERB + LIMITATION➤impose, place, put on設置限額；加以限制◇We've put some limitations on who and where they can purchase these.我們已經對何人何地可以購買這些東西進行了限制。➤remove解除限額▸➤accept接受限制◇accept limitations on your personal freedom接受對個人自由的限制PREPOSITION➤limitation on關於⋯的限定◇limitations on one's freedom of action對某人行動自由的限定➤limitation to對⋯的限定◇There should be no limitations to progress in the talks.會談的進展不應加以限制。
limitation

noun²

 2limitations sth that sb cannot do局限ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIMITATIONS | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤fundamental, important, major, serious, severe, significant, strict根本性的局限；重大局限；嚴重局限▸➤inherent, intrinsic, natural內在局限；天然的局限◇Our rational thinking has natural limitations.我們的理性思維存在天然的局限。➤human人類的局限◇human potential and human limitations人類的潛能和人類的局限➤obvious明顯的局限◇the obvious limitations of the technology該技術的明顯局限➤computational, design, physical, practical, technical, technological計算上的／設計上的／生理／實際／工藝上的／技術上的局限➤methodological方法論上的局限◇the methodological limitations of his research他的研究在方法論上的局限VERB + LIMITATIONS➤have有所局限◇She has serious limitations as a mother.作為一位母親，她有嚴重的局限性。➤circumvent, exceed, overcome, transcend繞開限制；克服局限◇At times his technique seems to transcend the limitations of the piano.有時他的琴藝太好了，好像可以克服鋼琴本身的不足。➤acknowledge, know, realize, recognize, understand承認局限；知道局限；意識到局限；理解局限◇Please don't ask me to sing－I know my limitations!別讓我唱歌了，我知道自己不行！➤expose, highlight, point out, reflect, reveal, show暴露／突出／指出／反映／顯示／表明局限◇The team's technical limitations were exposed by the Italians.意大利人使這個隊的技術缺陷暴露無遺。➤demonstrate, illustrate展現／說明局限◇Our findings illustrate the limitations of this treatment.我們的發現說明了這種治療的局限性。➤identify查明局限◇Several limitations were identified in this study.該研究被發現有好幾處局限。➤accept接受局限◇You just have to accept your limitations.你不得不接受自己的局限。➤address處理局限◇Further research should address these limitations.進一步的研究應該解決這些局限。➤face面臨局限◇We face considerable limitations on our capacity to assess and analyze this.要對此進行評估和分析，我們在自身能力方面有相當大的局限性。PREPOSITION➤despite sb's/sth's limitation儘管⋯有局限◇It's a useful book despite its limitations.這本書儘管有其局限性，還是很有用。

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