impediment

英 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]

美 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]

n.  妨碍; 阻碍; 障碍; 口吃; 结巴

复数：impediments　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14161 / COCA.10593

牛津词典

noun

• 妨碍；阻碍；障碍
  something that delays or stops the progress of sth
  1. The level of inflation is a serious impediment to economic recovery.
     通货膨胀是影响经济复苏的严重障碍。
• 口吃；结巴
  a physical problem that makes it difficult to speak normally
  1. a speech impediment
     言语障碍

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 妨碍;阻碍;障碍物
  Something that is animpediment toa person or thing makes their movement, development, or progress difficult.
  1. He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage.
     这一婚姻没有任何司法上的障碍，他对此很满意。
• N-COUNT (言语)障碍
  Someone who has a speechimpedimenthas a disability which makes speaking difficult.
  1. John's slight speech impediment made it difficult for his mother to understand him.
     约翰有轻微的言语障碍，这令母亲很难理解他的话。

英英释义

noun

• any structure that makes progress difficult
  Synonym:obstructionobstructorobstructerimpedimenta
• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  Synonym:hindrancehinderancedeterrentbalkbaulkcheckhandicap

双语例句

• Their boycott of the talks constitutes a serious impediment to peace negotiations.
  他们联合抵制会谈的行为成了和谈的重大障碍。
• I told him that I once a girl long ago because she had a seemingly incurable speech impediment.
  我告诉他我很久以前曾经和一个女孩分手，因为她有看上去不能医治的说话障碍。
• PROBABLY the most perverse impediment is our immigration law.
  也许最有悖常理的障碍就是我们的移民法。
• It remains a big impediment to a more balanced world.
  要想实现一个更为平衡的世界，这仍将是一个巨大障碍。
• Urban violence is a serious impediment to development and to poverty reduction.
  城市暴力严重阻碍发展和减贫事业。
• A serious impediment to the attainment of both objectives is the present arms race.
  实现这两个目标的一个严重障碍就是目前的军备竞赛。
• We know that poverty is the single greatest impediment to development and change.
  我们知道，贫穷是发展和变革的单一最大障碍。
• The difficulty of diagnosing HIV in infants, however, remains a major impediment to progress.
  然而，诊断婴儿艾滋病毒感染存在的困难，仍然是这一进程的主要障碍。
• John's slight speech impediment made it difficult for his mother to understand him.
  约翰有轻微的言语障碍，这令母亲很难理解他的话。
• He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage.
  这一婚姻没有任何司法上的障碍，他对此很满意。