late 14c., from Old French limitacion and directly from Latin limitationem (nominative limitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of limitare (see limit (v.)). Phrase statute of limitations attested by 1768.
权威例句
1. This drug has one important limitation. Its effects only last six hours.
这种药有一个严重缺陷:它的药力只能持续6个小时。
2. There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties.
反对党的数量没有限制。
3. The meeting was merely an exercise in damage limitation.
这次会议只是控制损失的一项举措。
4. Damage limitation measures have been introduced.
已经推出了损害控制措施。
5. They would resist any limitation of their powers.
【confinement, confinement, concentrate, restraint, focus, limitation】
这组词都有“限制,局限”的意思,其区别是:
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。
confinement: limitation, restraint
concentrate: v.集中,集中精力(后接on,宾语可以是具体或抽象的东西);浓缩,压缩。
• During exams, students concentrate hard on answering the questions. 考试期间,同学们集中精力回答问题。
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。
focus: v.集中(于某事物);将(注意力等)集中于……(后接on,宾语一般不是具体的东西)。
• Please focus your minds on the following problem. 请集中考虑以下问题。
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。