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impediment n.障碍；阻碍；口吃 (1) 影响发展的主要障碍是缺乏资本。(2) 任何障碍都不能动摇我的决心。(3) 战争是人类进步的最大阻碍之一。(4) 这位演说家用苦练的方法克服了天生的口吃毛病。(5) 他的话很难听懂,因为他讲话口吃。 See the pedi in there? Pedi means "feet" and hundreds of years ago, the word impediment referred to shackling one's feet. Now its use has broadened considerably. Impediment is something that blocks or impedes your path. There's no end to the things in your life that can be considered impediments: your small bank account, your terrible childhood, your country's economic malaise — any one of these could be considered an impediment in your quest for happiness.

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英 [ɪm'pedɪmənt] 美 [ɪm'pedɪmənt] (1) The main impediment to growth is a lack of capital.(2) No impediment could shake my determination.(3) War is one of the greatest impediments to human progress.(4) By much pains, the orator overcame a natural impediment in his speech.(5) It's difficult to understand him because he has a speech impediment. An impediment is anything that slows or blocks progress. It can refer to a physical thing, like a fallen tree in the road, or something more intangible, like how piracy is an impediment to the pleasure cruise industry in Somalia. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]妨碍；阻碍；障碍物 Something that is an impediment to a person or thing makes their movement, development, or progress difficult.   [oft N to n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](言语)障碍 Someone who has a speech impediment has 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。

英语单词	impediment
英美音标	英 [ɪm'pedɪmənt] 美 [ɪm'pedɪmənt]
中文释义	n.障碍；阻碍；口吃
英语例句	(1) The main impediment to growth is a lack of capital. (2) No impediment could shake my determination. (3) War is one of the greatest impediments to human progress. (4) By much pains, the orator overcame a natural impediment in his speech. (5) It's difficult to understand him because he has a speech impediment.
中文例句	(1) 影响发展的主要障碍是缺乏资本。 (2) 任何障碍都不能动摇我的决心。 (3) 战争是人类进步的最大阻碍之一。 (4) 这位演说家用苦练的方法克服了天生的口吃毛病。 (5) 他的话很难听懂,因为他讲话口吃。
vocabulary简明	An impediment is anything that slows or blocks progress. It can refer to a physical thing, like a fallen tree in the road, or something more intangible, like how piracy is an impediment to the pleasure cruise industry in Somalia.
vocabulary扩展	See the pedi in there? Pedi means "feet" and hundreds of years ago, the word impediment referred to shackling one's feet. Now its use has broadened considerably. Impediment is something that blocks or impedes your path. There's no end to the things in your life that can be considered impediments: your small bank account, your terrible childhood, your country's economic malaise — any one of these could be considered an impediment in your quest for happiness.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]妨碍；阻碍；障碍物 Something that is an impediment to a person or thing makes their movement, development, or progress difficult. [oft N to n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](言语)障碍 Someone who has a speech impediment has 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。

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