a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control or within limits.
decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget
2
unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behavior; self-control.
he urged the protesters to exercise restraint
同义词:
self-controlself-restraintself-disciplinecontrolmoderationtemperatenessabstemiousnessnonindulgenceprudencejudiciousnessreserveself-restraintself-controlself-possessionlack of emotionsobrietycoldnessformalityaloofnessdetachmentreticenceuncommunicativeness
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restraint的示例
with strings and piano, all restraint vanished
a policy of restraint in public spending
he remained aggressive and required physical restraint