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单词 impedient
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impedientadj.n.

/ɪmˈpiːdɪənt/
Etymology: < Latin impedient-em, present participle of impedīre to impede v.
A. adj.
That impedes or hinders; obstructive, hindering.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [adjective]
hindering1390
catching?a1430
lettingc1430
lumpering1519
thorter1533
impedient1596
thortersome1606
obstructive1611
obstructing1649
impeditive1651
impeding1717
obstruent1749
hindersome1881
obstructionary1881
hindranceful1889
inhibitive1899
counterproductive1959
1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 164 A strang rebellioune in Kent..to the legat Petilie is impedient, that he can mell na mair wt the Scottis.
1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 479 Nothing fails of its due perfection but from some cause either agent or impedient.
1879 M. Pattison Milton 152 To a mind so disposed externals become, first indifferent, then impedient.
B. n.
An impeding or hindering agent.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > one who or that which hinders
hinderer1532
obstructive1642
impedient1661
stinter1694
inhibitor1902
1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 418 Cured by temperants, and impedients.
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