The pure fetters: the very fetters. The Greeks used "katharos", the Romans "purus," in the same sense.英文原著 · 《The Canterbury Tales》
I know that my godfather sees that, too! But he profits by this narrowness. He feels well in it; he is sharp as a needle, and he'll make his way wherever he pleases. But I am a big, heavy man, that's why I am suffocating! That's why I live in fetters. I could free myself from everything with a single effort: just to move my body with all my strength, and then all the fetters will burst!"
"And what then?" asked Yozhov. "Then?" Foma became pensive, and, after a moment's thought, waved his hand. "I don't know what will be then.英文原著 · 《The Man Who Was Afraid》
The keeper of the prison entered, holding a man all bloody, wounded and fettered with the heaviest irons. I looked with compassion on the wretch as he approached me, but with horror when I found it was my own son.--'My George! My George! and do I find thee thus. Wounded! Fettered! Is this thy happiness! Is this the manner you return to me!英文原著 · 《The Vicar of Wakefield》
No, no, no, no, I cannot hate my foe, Although with cruel fire, First thrown on my desire, She sacks my rendered sprite; Since our lives be not immortal, But to mortal Fetters tied, do wait the hour Of death's power, They have no cause to be sorry Who with glory End the way, where all men stay. No, no, no, no.英文原著 · 《A Defence of Poesie and Poems》
She stopped with a half laugh. "'Twas but a fancy," she said. "Perchance he has known naught since that night he fell at my feet-- and even so, poor gentleman, he hath a happy fate. Yes, I will wear gay colours," flinging up her arms as if she dropped fetters, and stretched her beauteous limbs for ease--"gay colours--and roses and rich jewels--and all things--ALL that will make me beautiful!"英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
my dear love, my heavenly love!" he cried. "It has been so long--I have lived in prison and in fetters--and it has been so long!"英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
I am no longer fettered by the necessity to visit stinky malls and rub shoulders with the great unwashed.美剧 · 《Shameless》