limited

Compared meaning: not large in amount or range (adjective).

比较义项：有限的（形容词）。

• limited 本词

  Describes a general restriction in quantity, time, resources or ability, without implying physical narrowness; common in set phrases like 'limited time', 'limited resources', 'limited options'.

  泛指数量、时间、资源或能力上的一般性限制，不含空间狭窄的意味；常见于“limited time（时间有限）”“limited resources（资源有限）”“limited options（选择有限）”等固定搭配。

  We have limited time before the store closes, so let's hurry.

  我们在商店关门前时间有限，得抓紧了。

• narrow

  Emphasizes that a space, range or margin is physically or figuratively thin and confining, often describing roads, gaps, scopes or victories; stronger, more concrete than a plain lack of amount.

  强调空间、范围或差距在字面或引申意义上狭窄、局促，常用来形容道路、缝隙、范围或胜出的差距，比单纯的“数量不足”更具体、更强烈。

  The road became so narrow that only one car could pass.

  这条路变得很窄，只能容一辆车通过。

Limited and narrow can both mean restricted in amount. Limited describes a general restriction in time, resources, or ability, without physical narrowness, as in limited time or limited options. Narrow describes a space or range that is physically or figuratively thin and confining.

这两个词都能表示“数量、范围有限”，但 limited 泛指时间、资源、名额等在数量或程度上的不足，而 narrow 更强调空间宽度或范围本身狭窄，带有“窄”的具体意象，语气也更强调局促、不宽裕。这里不比较 narrow 作动词“缩小”或形容词“心胸狭隘”的用法，也不比较 limited 在“有限责任公司”中的用法。