limitation

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n. 限制, 缺陷, 限额 [医] 限界, 限制, 限度

发音

US /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/

词形变化

limitations 复数 limitations

教材释义与例句

名词

限制；限度；极限；追诉时效；有效期限；缺陷

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The act of limiting or the state of being limited.

    限制

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.

    限制

    可数 不可数

    Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation, it felt like a limitation you could roll in.

    He understood the exam material, but his fear was a limitation he could not overcome.

  3. 3.

    An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.

    局限性

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.

    诉讼时效

    可数 不可数 法律

    The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the ten-year limitation.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

limit restriction

上位词 4

rule regulation disadvantage time limit

下位词 10

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相关短语

fees simple subject to executory limitation fee simple subject to executory limitation

词源

Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation.

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