囚われる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 囚われる is read as とらわれる and can mean “to be captured” or “to be bound by”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show a soldier captured by an enemy and a new method tried free of old ideas.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It means physical capture or mental constraint by an idea or custom, as in 考えに囚われる.