obstacle

• n. 障碍，干扰；妨害物

词态变化

中文词源

ob-,相对，对着的，-st,站，站立，词源同stand.即对着站的，站在对面的，引申词义障碍。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. A further obstacle has presented itself, however.

然而，突然又出现了一个障碍。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.

学历不足可能成为谋职的主要障碍。

来自《权威词典》

3. She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.

她感到她的家庭妨碍她的工作.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He is in the full flush of success ; nothing was an obstacle .

他的成就如日中天, 锐不可当.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle.

资金不足已成为一个几乎无法逾越的障碍.

来自《简明英汉词典》