名词

1. 束缚;羁绊
If you say that you are fettered by something, you dislike it because it prevents you from behaving or moving in a free and natural way.

2. (规则、传统、责任的)束缚，约束，桎梏
You can use fetters to refer to things such as rules, traditions, or responsibilities that you dislike because they prevent you from behaving in the way you want.

3. (尤指旧时的)脚镣
Especially in former times, fetters were chains for a prisoner's feet.

1. a shackle for the ankles or feet

Synonym: hobble