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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries狭窄的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiázhái de
"他不喜欢这个狭窄的空间。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Restricting in size, scope, or movement; cramped or limiting.
"He felt claustrophobic inside the confining walls of the small office."
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Restricting someone or something within certain limits, such as space, scope, or time.
"The doctor advised confining the patient to bed rest for a week."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'confinare', meaning to border upon or enclose, formed from 'com-' (together) and 'finis' (boundary or end). It entered English via Old French 'conconfiner' in the late Middle English period, evolving to describe the physical or metaphorical act of restricting space or liberty within boundaries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Confining" is said worldwide
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étroit
Transliteration: /e.tʁwa/
"Il travaillait dans un bureau étroit."
eng
Transliteration: /ɛŋ/
"Sie fühlte sich in dem engen Raum eingeengt."
restrittivo
Transliteration: /re.stritˈti.vo/
"Le regole di quell'ufficio erano troppo restrittive."
confinado
Transliteration: /kon.fiˈna.ðo/
"El espacio era tan pequeño que resultaba confinado."
confinante
Transliteration: /kõ.fiˈnɐ̃.tʃi/
"Eles trabalhavam em um ambiente confinado."
सीमित
Transliteration: seemit
"वह इस सीमित कमरे में घुट रहा था।"
狭窄的
Transliteration: xiázhái de
"他不喜欢这个狭窄的空间。"
답답한
Transliteration: dapdaphan
"그는 답답한 방 안에 갇힌 것 같았다."
窮屈な
Transliteration: kyūkutsu na
"その窮屈な部屋で彼は息が詰まりそうだった。"
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