His affections were kept under continual restraint.是什么意思？

His affections were kept under continual restraint.

他的感情一直受到压抑。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

affections

n. 喜爱( affection的名词复数 )，<心>感情喜爱爱慕之情，病；

例句
The distant object of his affections is Caroline...
他一厢情愿地爱慕卡罗琳。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

kept

adj. 受人资助控制的；v. （使）保持， （使）继续（ keep的过去式和过去分词 ），（食品）保持新鲜，保有，保存；

例句
They had given an absolute assurance that it would be kept secret.
他们信誓旦旦地保证将对此绝对保密。

under

prep. 在…下面，在表面之下，在…的假定表面或掩饰下，少于，小于，在…情况下；adv. 在下面，少于，在水下，在昏迷中；adj. 较低的，下面的；

例句
...efforts to acquaint the public with their rights under the new law...
为使公众熟悉新法律所赋予的权利而作出的努力

continual

adj. 不间断的，不停的，多次重复的，频繁的；

例句
The school has been in continual use since 1883...
自1883年以来，该校从未停办过。

restraint

n. 抑制，克制，控制，限制，拘束，约束力；

例句
The old sense of deference and restraint in royal reporting has vanished...
在对皇室进行的新闻报道中，那种由来已久的尊重和收敛意识已经消失了。