柯林斯詞典fetter /?f?t?/ (fettering,fettered,fetters) 1. V-T If you say that you are fettered by something, you dislike it because it prevents you from behaving or moving in a free and natural way. 束縛[文學性] ...a private trust which would not be fettered by bureaucracy. ...一種不會受到官僚束縛的私人信托。 The black mud fettered her movements. 黑泥阻止她前進。2. N-PLURAL You can use fetters to refer to things such as rules, traditions, or responsibilities that you dislike because they prevent you from behaving in the way you want. 禁錮[文學性] 返回 fetter劍橋詞典literary to keep someone within limits or stop them from making progress 束縛;限制;抑制 He felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence . 朝九晚五的辦公室生活讓他覺得頗受束縛。 to tie someone to a place by putting chains around their ankles 給…上腳鐐 返回 fetter