fetter
- IPA[ˈfɛtə]
英式
- a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles；a restraint or check on someone's freedom to act
- restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles；confine or restrict (someone)
verb: fetter, 3rd person present: fetters, gerund or present participle: fettering, past tense: fettered, past participle: fettered
noun: fetter, plural noun: fetters
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles he lay bound with fetters of iron
- ▪ a restraint or check on someone's freedom to act the fetters of convention
動詞
- 1. restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles the Supervisor tossed a key to the old slave to unlock the chain that fettered the prisoners together 同義詞
- ▪ confine or restrict (someone) he was not fettered by tradition 同義詞
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈfedər]
美式
- a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles: he lay bound with fetters of iron
- restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles: the Supervisor tossed a key to the old slave to unlock the chain that fettered the prisoners together
Oxford American Dictionary