constrict

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To narrow, especially by application of pressure. ambitransitive
    — constrict the airway
  2. To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. (of a snake)
    — The snake began to constrict its prey.
  3. To limit or restrict. figuratively

词形变化

constricts present,singular,third-person constricting participle,present constricted participle,past constricted past

词汇关系

衍生词
constrictive hyperconstrict nonconstricting reconstrict unconstrict vasoconstrict
相关词
constraint constriction constrictor restrict strict

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin cōn-
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der.
Latin stringō
Latin cōnstringō
Latin cōnstrictusbor.
English constrict
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary