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牢笼

láo lóng word C2

Traditional: 牢籠

  1. cage
  2. trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
  3. fig. bonds (of wrong ideas)
  4. shackles (of past misconceptions)
  5. to trap
  6. to shackle
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语言固然能够巧妙地塑造并引导我们的注意力分配,但它绝不能像钢铁牢笼一样彻底限制人类的认知能力。
时间里的上下:汉语的空间隐喻与思维, p. 1 · C2

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