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
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

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。

noun

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

The size of the service sector is an impediment to economic growth.
服务业的规模是经济增长的一个障碍。
The electricity market is also an impediment to greater efficiency.
电力市场也阻碍了效率的提高。
You always need new science to make it better but lack of knowledge is not the impediment to action.
你总是需要新的科学从而做得更好，但是缺少知识并不是采取行动的障碍。
And my boss had to be an impediment!
我的老板是个障碍！
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。
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。
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。
And something else also is equally an impediment and an evil to the constitution of plants.
某些别的东西对植物的结构同样也是一种阻碍和一种恶。
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”。
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。