fetter
verb [usually passive]- fetter somebody (literary)
to limit somebody’s freedom to do what they want 束缚；限制，抑制（某人的自由） He felt fettered by petty rules and regulations. 他觉得被琐碎的规章制度束缚住了。
- fetter somebody
to put chains around a prisoner’s feet 给（囚犯）上脚镣 A man lay fettered on the floor of the prison cell. 一个人戴着脚镣躺在牢房的地板上。
Word OriginOld English feter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veter ‘a lace’, from an Indo-European root shared by foot.