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考博英语词汇语法近义词辨析100组(6)

　　53、confinement, limitation, restraint

　　这一组名词都有"限制，局限"的意思。

　　confinement n.限制，囚禁(于某地或某种境地)。

　　The prisoner was sentenced to three months' solitary confinement.那犯人被判处单独监禁三个月。

　　limitation n.限制，局限;(能力的)缺点，弱点。

　　That employee has limitations on what work he can do.那个雇员能做的工作有限。

　　restraint n.克制，抑制;约束措施。

　　Even though the mother was very angry, she acted with restraint and didn't yell at her child.即使母亲很生气，她仍克制自己没有向孩子大吼。