受到新冠肺炎的影響，台灣在1月底就公告限制口罩出口政策，在疫情爆發的高峰前立即頒布政策，可以說是領先全球！甚至在這兩天也宣布額溫槍禁止出口！
那...「限制」在英文上有哪些單字可以表示呢？又該怎麼用英文表示「限制」？
▪ limit (v.) 限額；限制；上限
普遍大家在高中大學微積分會學到的就是極限的意思，但limit也是有限制的意思
This restaurant limits the meal time per person for two hours.
▪ restrict (v.) 限制；限定；妨礙
在新聞媒體上最常用的單字則是restrict
The government has restricted freedom of movement into and out of the country.
The government is trying to restrict the amount of masks that people can buy.
▪ restriction (n.) 限制
Taiwan has slapped restrictions on the outbound shipment of digital thermometers, to ensure a steady domestic supply.
These restrictions apply to digital thermometers, such as contact forehead thermometers and ear thermometers.
單字補充/解釋
▪ the amount of masks: 的數量
▪ steady (adj.) 穩定的
▪ thermometer (n.) 體溫計；溫度計
▪ domestic supply 國內供應
▪ apply to 適用於...
時事英文會話課程，結合時事學英文，帶你補充新知也補充新單字：
