Along with the authority strengthened, the ruler took measure of limit and strike, gentry clans was force d from contending to yielding, gradually withdrawing from the power center.

• 随着刘宋皇权的日渐加强，统治者对门阀士族采取了种种限制、打击措施，迫使他们不得不从竞进转向退让，一步步退出了权力中心。