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单词 impede
释义

impeden.

Etymology: < impede v.
Obsolete. rare.
The act of impeding; hindrance, impediment.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun]
lettingOE
leta1175
marring1357
impediment1398
impeachment1432
unhelpc1449
interruption1463
impeach1511
hindrance1526
prevening1557
offence1578
cross1600
impedition1623
obstructing1641
impede1659
objectiona1667
bottleneck1886
dead wood1887
log-jam1890
1659 Lady Alimony v. vi. sig. K2 To prune those wild luxurious Sprayes, Which give impede unto this spreading Vine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

impedev.

Brit. /ɪmˈpiːd/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpid/
Forms: Also 1600s impeide.
Etymology: < Latin impedīre, lit. to shackle the feet, < im- (im- prefix1) + pēs, ped-em foot.
a. transitive. To retard in progress or action by putting obstacles in the way; to obstruct; to hinder; to stand in the way of.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hinder [verb (transitive)]
letc888
shrenchc897
forstanda1000
amarOE
disturbc1290
impeachc1380
stopc1380
withstandc1385
hinder1413
accloy1422
hindc1426
to hold abackc1440
appeachc1460
impeditec1535
inhibit1535
obstacle1538
damp1548
trip1548
embarrass1578
dam1582
to clip the wings ofa1593
unhelp1598
uppen1600
straiten1607
rub1608
impediment1610
impedea1616
to put out1616
to put off1631
scote1642
obstruct1645
incommodiate1650
offend1651
sufflaminate1656
hindrance1664
disassist1671
clog1679
muzzle1706
squeeze1804
to take the wind out of the sails of1822
throttle1825
block1844
overslaugh1853
snag1863
gum1901
slow-walk1965
a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. v. 27 All that impeides thee from the Golden Round, Which Fate..doth seeme To haue thee crown'd withall. View more context for this quotation
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 80 They would raise Objections on purpose to impede the Negotiation.
c1760 T. Smollett Ode to Leven-Water 8 No rocks impede thy dimpling course.
1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 546 Carbonic acid, instead of promoting, impedes the decomposition.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 514 Adverse winds had impeded his progess through the Straits of Gibraltar.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxii. 155 My load, light as it was, impeded me.
b. Astrology. = impedite v. 2.
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1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. at Impeded The ☽ is impeded when in ☌, □, or ☍ of ☉, ♄, or ♂. If in ☌ or ☍, the impediment lasts four days, viz. two before and two after.

Derivatives

imˈpeded adj.
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1799 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry (ed. 3) 252 The positions I, K, L, M. show the passage of obstacles by the impeded parts filing, or marching ranks by three's round them.
imˈpeder n. a person or thing that impedes.
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1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. xiv. 78 Frost..an impeder of their winter-marches.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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