具体区别:
1,restrain
常用于表示克制自己的行为或情绪,也可表示制止他人的行为,但制止方式较为温和,带劝告性的。常用结构是:restrain …… from ……。名词restraint后接介词on。
2,constrain
指强制性抑制或制止他人的行为。名词constraint后也接介词 on。
1、restrain的例句
She could not restrain her curiosity to see what was in the box.
她无法抑制她的好奇心,总想看看盒子里装着什么东西。
But you need to really learn to restrain yourself and don't spend it all.
但是你需要真正学会约束自己,不要一次性都花光。
She could not restrain the children from running into the street.
她无法阻止小孩子们跑到街上去。
But the little prince could not restrain his admiration: "Oh! How beautiful you are!"
小王子这时再也抑制不住自己的爱慕心情:"你是多么美丽啊!"
2,constrain的例句
America should also stress that the TPP is meant to engage and incorporate China, rather than constrainit.
美国也应该强调,TPP也想要吸引与包含中国,而不是要遏制它。
Regulatory limits on the height and density of buildings constrain supply and inflate prices.
从法律层面上对建筑的高度和密度进行限制,降低了供给,也助推了房价。
He worries the legal empowerment of gay people will erode religious freedoms in America and constrainthe church's outreach to society.
他担心同性恋者的合法权益将会损害美国的宗教自由并且限制教会同社会的接触。
The Vietnamese government continued to constrain civil society in other ways as well, including by censoring the press and restricting the activities of NGOs.
越南政府也继续以其他方式约束民间团体,包括审查新闻和限制非政府组织的活动。