restraint

/ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt/· noun

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Chinese meaning

克制;抑制

克kè制zhì,不bù过guò度dù行xíng动dòng

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巴bā基jī斯sī坦tǎn呼hū吁yù伊yī朗lǎng与yǔ美měi国guó克kè制zhì,避bì免miǎn冲chōng突tū升shēng级jí

Example

Pakistan urges restraint as Iran and the U.S. clash and a memorandum of understanding unravels.

随着伊朗与美国爆发冲突、一份谅解备忘录也随之瓦解,巴基斯坦呼吁双方保持克制。

Source: NPR · 13 Jul 2026

Background ✎

伊yī朗lǎng与yǔ美měi国guó冲chōng突tū骤zhòu然rán升shēng级jí,巴bā基jī斯sī坦tǎn与yǔ伊yī朗lǎng此cǐ前qián的de谅liàng解jiě备bèi忘wàng录lù也yě面miàn临lín破pò裂liè,巴bā方fāng呼hū吁yù各gè方fāng克kè制zhì。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 restreinte,溯至拉丁 restringere(拉紧、约束)

  • re-(向后)+ strain(拉紧)+ -t(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • urge restraint / exercise restraint / show restraint

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