考研英语易混淆词汇比较记38

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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。