limitation

英 [ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃn]

n.  限制; 控制; 起限制作用的规则(或事实、条件); 局限; 限度

复数：limitations　

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Collins.2 / BNC.2901 / COCA.3019

牛津词典

noun

• 限制；控制
  the act or process of limiting or controlling sb/sth
  1. They would resist any limitation of their powers.
     他们会抵制对他们权力的任何限制。
• 起限制作用的规则（或事实、条件）
  a rule, fact or condition that limits sth
  1. to impose limitations on imports
     对进口加以限制
  2. Disability is a physical limitation on your life.
     残疾在身体方面限制了你的生活。
• 局限；限度
  a limit on what sb/sth can do or how good they or it can be
  1. This technique is useful but it has its limitations .
     这种技术实用，但也有局限性。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 限制；控制
  Thelimitationof something is the act or process of controlling or reducing it.
  1. All the talk had been about the limitation of nuclear weapons.
     谈话都是围绕着限制核武器进行的。
  2. ...damage limitation.
     损失控制
• N-VAR 起限制作用的规则（或决定）
  Alimitation onsomething is a rule or decision which prevents that thing from growing or extending beyond certain limits.
  1. ...a limitation on the tax deductions for people who make more than $100,000 a year...
     对年收入10万美元以上者的课税减免限制
  2. There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties.
     反对党的数量没有限制。
• N-PLURAL （能力的）局限
  If you talk about thelimitationsof someone or something, you mean that they can only do some things and not others, or cannot do something very well.
  1. I realized how possible it was to overcome your limitations, to achieve well beyond what you believe yourself capable of...
     我意识到，要超越自己的局限、取得超乎自己想象的成就是完全有可能的。
  2. Parents are too likely to blame schools for the educational limitations of their children.
     父母十之八九将子女的教育局限归咎于学校。
• N-VAR 限制性事实（或情形）
  Alimitationis a fact or situation that allows only some actions and makes others impossible.
  1. This drug has one important limitation. Its effects only last six hours.
     这种药有一个严重缺陷：它的药力只能持续6个小时。
  2. ...an acute disc collapse in the spine, causing limitation of movement.
     导致行动不便的急性脊柱椎间盘萎陷

英英释义

noun

• an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
  Synonym:restriction
• the quality of being limited or restricted
  1. it is a good plan but it has serious limitations
• a principle that limits the extent of something
  1. I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements
  Synonym:restriction
• the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
  1. there are limits on the amount you can bet
  2. it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight
  Synonym:limit
• (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
  1. statute of limitations

双语例句

• This research provides indirect evidence for dispersal limitation and niche theory.
  本研究为扩散限制和生态位理论提供了间接的证据。
• This is a design limitation of my test automation system.
  这是我的测试自动化系统的一个设计缺陷。
• This limitation was overcome with the invention of movable type.
  随着活字的发明，这一障碍得取了克服。
• There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties.
  反对党的数量没有限制。
• A fourth design shows the current limitation of the transformation to accommodate incomplete assemblies.
  第四个设计展示了当前转换的限制，提供了一个不完整的装配。
• This drug has one important limitation. Its effects only last six hours.
  这种药有一个严重缺陷：它的药力只能持续6个小时。
• Limitation of space forbids full treatment of the subject.
  因篇幅有限，所述难以面面俱到。
• Free composition as an exercise has its limitation.
  作为练习的自由命题的作文有其局限性。
• Another limitation of the subject is the inherent application to only military products and processes.
  课题的另一个局限在于固有的应用仅在军事产品和程序中。
• This is a known limitation.
  这是已知的局限。