Last Updated ：2025/11/20

manacle

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

figuratively

A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement. / (figuratively) A fetter, a restriction.

Japanese Meaning

手錠や拘束具：手首や足首を束縛するための金属製の道具。 / 束縛、制限：比喩的に自由を制限するものとしての意味。

What is this buttons?

The prisoner rattled the iron manacle against the cell bars, hoping someone would hear.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

囚人は鉄の手錠を独房の格子にガチャガチャとぶつけ、誰かが聞いてくれることを望んだ。

Details

Sense（1）

A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.

And gainſt the General we will lift our ſwords

And either lanch his greedie thirſting throat,

Or take him priſoner, and his chaine ſhall ſerue

For Manackles, till he be ranſom’d home.

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Details

Sense（2）

(figuratively) A fetter, a restriction.

Admit no other way to ſaue his life / … that you, his Siſter, / Finding your ſelfe deſir'd of such a perſon, / Whoſe creadit with the Iudge, or owne great place, / Could fetch your Brother from the Manacles / Of the all-building-Law: and that there were / No earthly meane to ſaue him, but that either / You muſt lay downe the treaſures of your body, / To this ſuppoſed, or elſe to let him ſuffer: / What would you doe?

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