JLPT N2Words
抑制
- Meaning
- 勢いや欲望を押さえつけること
- Explanation
- 「抑制」means to hold down and suppress momentum or desire. It is the exact opposite of 「勢いを増させる」(to increase momentum). 「自由に任せる」(to leave it free) is also wrong because it has no suppressing effect. Grasp it as a word in the direction of holding something down and weakening it.
Original Japanese explanation
「抑制」は勢いや欲望を押さえつけて抑える意味です。「勢いを増させる」とは正反対。「自由に任せる」も抑える働きがない点で誤りです。何かを抑えて弱める方向の語だと押さえましょう。
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