单词 | impediment |
释义 | impedimentn. 1. The fact of impeding or condition of being impeded; hindrance, obstruction; concrete something that impedes, hinders, or obstructs; a hindrance, an obstruction. ΘΚΠ 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 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. xl. 156 To clense the eye syghte and to putte of the impediment and lette of the spyryte of lyfe. a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1807 To begge, shame is myne impediment. a1450 Fysshynge wyth Angle (1883) 6 Ye must know..how many Impedimen [ts] þer ben yn anglyng. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. a Temporall riches is rather an impedyment or let, than forderaunce. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Matrimonie f. xiii*v If either of you doe knowe any impedimente..Yf no impedimente bee alleged. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. ii. 4 Thus farre..Haue we marcht on without impediment . View more context for this quotation a1650 G. Boate Irelands Nat. Hist. (1652) viii. 67 These impediments are chiefly three in number, Cataracts, Weres, and Foards. 1662 Bk. Com. Prayer, Matrimony If any of you know cause, or just impediment, why these two persons should not be joined together in holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it. 1722 W. Sewel Hist. Quakers (1795) I. p. viii Notwithstanding all these impediments I continually resumed this work. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1875) i. iii. 14 Impediments to his best activity. a. Something that impedes the functions or health of the body; a (physical) defect; an affection or malady. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun] soreOE cothec1000 sicknessc1000 evilc1275 maladyc1275 grievance1377 passiona1382 infirmityc1384 mischiefa1387 affectiona1398 grievinga1398 grief1398 sicka1400 case?a1425 plaguec1425 diseasea1475 alteration1533 craze1534 uncome1538 impediment1542 affliction?1555 ailment1606 disaster1614 garget1615 morbus1630 ail1648 disaffect1683 disorder1690 illness1692 trouble1726 complaint1727 skookum1838 claim1898 itis1909 bug1918 wog1925 crud1932 bot1937 lurgy1947 Korean haemorrhagic fever1951 nadger1956 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth xii. sig. G.iiv They be not good..for the colycke nor the Illycke, nor other inflatyue impedymentes or syckenesses. c1592 Faire Em sig. B4v What is shee deafe? a great impediment. 1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 461 Skuruie, and spreading skabs and such like impediments. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 19 It was no decay or impediment in my sight, that made me lose it. b. esp. An organic obstruction to ready or distinct speech; a stammer or stutter. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > a speech impediment leta1387 mara1400 impedimenta1513 a twist in one's tonguea1777 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxxiiii. f. cv He had an enpedyment in his tunge. 1539 Bible (Great) Mark vii. 32 One that was deaffe and had an impedyment in hys spech. 1809 J. Watson Instr. Deaf & Dumb (title page) Hints for the Correction of Impediments in Speech. 3. (Chiefly plural) Baggage, esp. of an army; impedimenta n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > [noun] > provision or procurement of supplies > supplies > portable equipment and stores carriagec1440 baggage1489 impediment?c1550 fardage1578 impedimenta1600 park1755 luggages1864 ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Three Bks. Eng. Hist. (1844) 219 All impedimentes being gatheryd into the middest of tharmy. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 81 Then may the center containe the impedimentes and baggage of the armie. 1673 S. Clarke Life Black Prince 4 Placing his Carriages there, and all his other Impediments. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 265 As the progress of..his party would necessarily partake of the nature of caravan movements, [he] decided..to go ahead of his impediment. 4. Astrology. The ‘impedited’ condition of a planet: see impedite v. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > influence > planet as > situation of > weak influence descensionc1386 dejection1430 fall?1583 detrimenta1640 debility1647 debilitude1669 impediment1819 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † impedimentv. Obsolete. transitive. To put an impediment or obstruction in the way of; to obstruct. ΘΚΠ 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 the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close by obstruction or block up fordita800 forstop?c1225 estopa1420 accloy1422 ferma1522 clam1527 quar1542 cloy1548 dam1553 occlude1581 clog1586 impeach1586 bung1589 gravel1602 impediment1610 stifle1631 foul1642 obstipate1656 obturate1657 choke1669 blockade1696 to flop up1838 jama1865 to ball up1884 gunge1976 1610 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 337 Noise, whereby either their owne devotions may be diverted or that of others impedimented. 1631 T. Powell Tom of All Trades 162 Who..impediment our Trade abroad. 1653 J. Taylor Short Relation Long Journey 18 A reasonable Haven..now..much impedimented with Shelvs, Sands, and other annoyances. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1398v.1610 |
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