obstacle
英 ['?bst?k(?)l]
美['ɑbst?kl]
- n. 障礙，干擾；妨害物
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詞態變化
復數:?obstacles;
中文詞源
obstacle 障礙
ob-,相對，對著的，-st,站，站立，詞源同stand.即對著站的，站在對面的，引申詞義障礙。
英文詞源
- obstacle (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French obstacle, ostacle "opposition, obstruction, hindrance" (13c.) or directly from Latin obstaculum "a hindrance, obstacle," with instrumental suffix *-tlom + obstare "stand before, stand opposite to, block, hinder, thwart," from ob "against" (see ob-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
The lover thinks more often of reaching his mistress than the husband of guarding his wife; the prisoner thinks more often of escaping than the gaoler of shutting his door; and so, whatever the obstacles may be, the lover and the prisoner ought to succeed. [Stendhal, "Charterhouse of Parma"]
Obstacle course is attested from 1891.
雙語例句
- 1. A further obstacle has presented itself, however.
- 然而，突然又出現了一個障礙。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.
- 學歷不足可能成為謀職的主要障礙。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.
- 她感到她的家庭妨礙她的工作.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He is in the full flush of success ; nothing was an obstacle .
- 他的成就如日中天, 銳不可當.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle.
- 資金不足已成為一個幾乎無法逾越的障礙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》