enchained

Thân thiện

The prisoners stood enchained in the dungeon.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bound with chains; fastened or confined by chains: Describes a person, creature, or object that is physically restrained using metal chains.
   • Figuratively, held captive or in a state of restriction: Can describe a condition of being metaphorically bound or constrained, as by circumstances, emotions, or obligations.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The enchained prisoners could not escape the dungeon. (The prisoners, bound with chains, could not escape.)
  • She felt enchained by the strict rules of her traditional upbringing. (She felt metaphorically bound by the rules.)
  • The treasure chest, enchained and locked, was impossible to open without the key. (The chest was fastened with chains.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be enchained to something": To be bound or tied, either literally or figuratively, to a particular object, person, or situation.
  • He was enchained to a life of debt. (He was bound to a life dominated by debt.)
• Often used in literary or formal contexts to evoke a strong image of captivity or loss of freedom.

Variants and Related Words

• Enchain (verb): To bind or restrain with or as if with chains.
  • The guards will enchain the captive.
• Chain (noun/verb): The physical object or the act of binding.
• Shackled (adjective): A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "enchained" in the literal sense.

Synonyms

• Shackled: Fastened with a shackle or chain.
• Manacled: Handcuffed; confined with manacles.
• Fettered: Bound with chains or shackles on the feet.
• Bound: Tied or fastened.

Antonyms

• Freed: Released from confinement.
• Liberated: Set free.
• Unfettered: Not confined or restricted.
• Loose: Not fastened or tightly fixed.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• In chains: A common phrase meaning imprisoned or bound.
  • The rebel leader was brought before the king in chains.
• While "enchained" itself is not typically part of a standalone idiom, it is the descriptive state central to such phrases.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. bound with chains
   • enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones
   • prisoners in chains

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