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1. Oxford Dictionary

   fetter

   • IPA[ˈfɛtə]

   英式

   • n.
     a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles；a restraint or check on someone's freedom to act
   • v.
     restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles；confine or restrict (someone)

   • verb: fetter, 3rd person present: fetters, gerund or present participle: fettering, past tense: fettered, past participle: fettered

   • noun: fetter, plural noun: fetters

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles he lay bound with fetters of iron
   • ▪ a restraint or check on someone's freedom to act the fetters of convention

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles there were no chains immediately available to fetter the prisoners 同義詞 shackle, manacle, handcuff, clap in irons, put in chains, ... 更多chain (up), bind, tie (up), tether, rope, hobble, secure, restrain, informalcuff, rareenfetter, gyve
   • ▪ confine or restrict (someone) he was not fettered by tradition 同義詞 restrict, restrain, constrain, confine, limit, ... 更多hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct, handicap, hamstring, encumber, inhibit, check, curb, tie down, tie someone's hands, cramp someone's style, literarytrammel