以上三者均有界限的含義。bounds可用作比喻，指超過某種界限，如 His impudence exceeds all bounds
；詞組 out of bounds
常作軍事用語，指禁止某人進(jìn)人某一區(qū)域；此外，其還可用于指一片土地之邊界[1]。confines常等同bonds，也指某種界限，
也常用作比喻，相比較，它與地理或區(qū)域因素的聯(lián)系更少一些[2]。limit為通用詞，幾乎可指任何界限或分界[3]，如to pass beyond
the city limits。
[1] "As a noun, it denotes a limit or boundary,
or a line inclosing or marking off a tract of land. ” Cf. The
Publisher's Editorial Staff, Black's Law Dictionary, abridged 6th
edition, at p. 128, West Publishing Co. (1991 ).
[2] "Confines, like
bounds, defines the extent of an area without reference to what lies
beyond, but confine is less consistently restricted to the description
of geographical limits. ” Cf. Laurence Urdang, The Dictionary of
Confusable Words, at p. 61，F(xiàn)acts on File Publications (1988).
[3]“Point at which something ends or point where you can go no further. ” Cf. P. H.
Collin, Dictionary of Law, 2nd edition, at p. 323，Peter Collin Publishing (1993).
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