impediment
英 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]
美 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]
n. 妨碍; 阻碍; 障碍; 口吃; 结巴
复数：impediments
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- 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。
- The level of inflation is a serious impediment to economic recovery.
- 口吃；结巴
a physical problem that makes it difficult to speak normally- a speech impediment
言语障碍
- a speech impediment
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.- 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。
- He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage.
- N-COUNT (言语)障碍
Someone who has a speechimpedimenthas a disability which makes speaking difficult.- 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。
- John's slight speech impediment made it difficult for his mother to understand him.
英英释义
noun
- any structure that makes progress difficult
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
双语例句
- 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。 - Speech impediment Over drinks one afternoon a buddy of mine and I were discussing former "loves".
一天下午喝多了酒，我的一个朋友和我正在讨论以前的“恋爱”。 - Many developers will regard this kind of control an impediment, not a kind of support.
许多开发者认为这种控制是一种障碍，而不是对他们工作的支持。 - Lack of access to affordable, clean and reliable energy services hinders human, social and economic development and is a major impediment to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals.
不能获取廉价、清洁和可靠的能源服务阻碍着人类、社会和经济发展，而且它是实现联合国千年发展目标的一个主要障碍。 - 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。 - High dropout rates remain a major impediment to universal primary education.
高辍学率是初等教育普及的主要障碍。 - 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。 - In a number of developing countries war has been an additional impediment to progress.
在许多发展中国家，战争成了发展的额外阻碍。 - By profoundly affecting peoples health, vector-borne diseases are a serious impediment to poverty reduction and sustainable development.
病媒传染的疾病严重影响人们的健康，也严重妨碍减贫和可持续发展。