constraining(形容词/现在分词)
/ kənˈstreɪnɪŋ /
The strict rules were constraining.
严格的规则很有约束性。
Although the budget is constraining, we can still improve the project by focusing on the most important features.
尽管预算是一个限制因素,我们仍然可以把精力集中在最重要的功能上来改进项目。
来自 constrain:中古英语 constreinen,源自古法语 constraindre,进一步追溯到拉丁语 constringere,意为“捆紧、勒紧、束缚”(con- “共同/完全” + stringere “拉紧、束紧”)。因此该词带有“把某物收紧、使其受限”的核心意象。