制约

• 拼音: zhì yuē
• 汉字拆解: 制 = to control/make; 约 = 糹(silk) + 勺, meaning to bind/restrict

含义

To restrict; to constrain; to limit. To impose limitations that affect development or action.

Used in formal discussions about factors that limit progress. Common phrases: 相互制约 (mutual constraint), 制约因素 (limiting factors), 受到制约 (be constrained by). More formal than 限制.

例句

1. 资金不足是制约公司发展的主要因素。
2. 各种因素相互制约，形成了复杂的局面。
3. 这项技术受到材料成本的制约。

用法指南

语境: academic, policy, analysis

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 什么因素制约了发展？(What factors are constraining development?)
• 要突破制约瓶颈。(We need to break through the constraining bottleneck.)

错误说法

• 制约我的时间 (For personal time limits, use 限制 — 制约 is for systemic constraints)

起源与历史

Compound of 制 (to control, regulate) and 约 (to bind, agreement). To control and bind.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal