"shackles" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 镣铐

Definition

镣铐是用来锁住人的手脚、限制其自由活动的金属链或手铐脚铐。这个词也可以比喻任何限制自由的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用复数“镣铐”，多见于历史、法律或比喻表达（如“摆脱镣铐”）。比“手铐”古老、正式，语境多偏正式、文学。

Examples

The prisoner wore shackles on his ankles.

囚犯脚上戴着**镣铐**。

They removed the shackles from her wrists.

他们把她手腕上的**镣铐**取下来了。

Shackles keep people from escaping.

**镣铐**防止人们逃跑。

She finally broke the shackles of fear and spoke up.

她终于挣脱了恐惧的**镣铐**，开口发言了。

We must cast off the shackles of prejudice to move forward.

我们必须摆脱偏见的**镣铐**才能前进。

He felt the invisible shackles of routine in his daily life.

他感受到日常生活中无形的**镣铐**。