late 14c., "become linked together;" mid-15c., "to secure with a chain," from Old French enchainer, from Medieval Latin incatenare "enchain," from in (see in) + catenare, from catena "a chain" (see chain (n.)). Related: Enchained; enchaining.
双语例句
1. Mrs. Penniman's imagination was restless, and the evening paper failed on this occasion to enchain it.
