오늘의 영단어) restraint

restraint

자제함, 근신 혹은 삼가함

* restrain 이란 동사의 뜻은 억제하다. 감정을 억누르다

분석해 보자면
re 는 '뒤로'란 뜻이 있고 strain은 잡아당기다란 뜻입니다.
합쳐서 뒤로 잡아당기다. 즉, 어떤 행동이나 감정을 뒤로 잡아당기거나 억누르는 걸 말합니다.

사진설명: U.S fighter jets on standby at the upper deck of a USS George Washington aircraft carrier while a U.S. Cowpens ship pass during a media tour at the South China Sea, 170 nautical miles from Manila September 3, 2010. Photo: Reuters

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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/10/120_189659.html
Korea calls for restraint in South China Sea
한국은 남중국해에서 (미국과 중국의) 자제를 요청했다.

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restrain
v
1. to hold (someone) back from some action, esp by force
2. to deprive (someone) of liberty, as by imprisonment
3. to limit or restrict

restraint
n
1.
a. The act of restraining: police restraint of the suspect.
b. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom: a suspect held in restraint.
2.
a. An influence that inhibits or restrains: "If the enemy could be defined as radically evil, then the restraints of morality did not apply" (James Carroll).
b. A device or other means of restraining movement: a child restraint in a car.
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