English Field 英語辞書

limitation

主な意味
  1. 制限
    名詞
語源

limit

Middle English: from Old French limitacion, from Latin limitatio(n-), from limitare ‘to set limits’, from limes ‘boundary’. Compare with limitationism.

制限
名詞

  1. 許される範囲や程度.
  2. 特定の範囲や程度を超えること.
  3. 特定の範囲や程度を越えることを防ぐこと.
  4. 特定の範囲や程度を超えることを防ぐ規則や条件.

例文

There are limitations on the amount of money you can spend.

The limitations of this technology are well-known.

We need to impose some limitations on the use of this resource.

The terms and conditions of this agreement include certain limitations.

派生語

limit
limitation

同義語

restriction
boundary
constraint

反意語

limitlessness
unlimited