inhibit
英 [ɪnˈhɪb.ɪt]
美 [ɪnˈhɪb.ɪt]
1. 对照prohibit,它们含义相近,并且由共同的词根构成。
2. have => habere "to have, to hold, possess".
3. in- "in, on" + habere "to hold".
4. => hold in, hold back, keep back.
5. => "a restraining".
inhibit 抑制,使拘束in-,进入,使,-hibit,持有,握住,词源同habit,prohibit.引申词义抑制,使拘束。
- inhibit (v.)
- early 15c., "to forbid, prohibit," back-formation from inhibition or else from Latin inhibitus, past participle of inhibere "to hold in, hold back, keep back" (see inhibition). Psychological sense (1876) is from earlier, softened meaning of "restrain, check, hinder" (1530s). Related: Inhibited; inhibiting.
- 1. It could inhibit the poor from getting the medical care they need.
- 那会使穷人得不到他们所需要的医疗保健。
- 2. Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion.
- 葡萄酒或含糖饮料抑制消化。
- 3. Sore nipples can inhibit the milk supply.
- 乳头发炎会抑制出奶。
- 4. A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.
- 缺氧可能阻碍胎儿的大脑发育。
- 5. The interplay between the new politics and the modern media will unbalance the political process and inhibit its workings.
- 新政治和现代媒体之间的相互作用将会扰乱政治进程,妨碍其正常运作。