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单词 impediment
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impedimentn.

/ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/
Forms: Also Middle English–1500s impedy-, (Middle English in-, enpedy-, impede-, 1500s ympediment).
Etymology: < Latin impedīmentum hindrance, impediment, plural -menta baggage, < impedīre to impede v.
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.
2.
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.

Etymology: < impediment n.
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).
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