obstacle

英 [ˈɒb.stə.kəl]      美 [ˈɑːb.stə.kəl]
  • n. 障碍,干扰;妨害物
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obstacle 障碍

ob-,相对,对着的,-st,站,站立,词源同stand.即对着站的,站在对面的,引申词义障碍。

obstacle (n.)
mid-14c., from Old French obstacle, ostacle "opposition, obstruction, hindrance" (13c.) or directly from Latin obstaculum "a hindrance, obstacle," with instrumental suffix *-tlom + obstare "stand before, stand opposite to, block, hinder, thwart," from ob "against" (see ob-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
The lover thinks more often of reaching his mistress than the husband of guarding his wife; the prisoner thinks more often of escaping than the gaoler of shutting his door; and so, whatever the obstacles may be, the lover and the prisoner ought to succeed. [Stendhal, "Charterhouse of Parma"]
Obstacle course is attested from 1891.
1. A further obstacle has presented itself, however.
然而,突然又出现了一个障碍。
2. A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.
学历不足可能成为谋职的主要障碍。
3. She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.
她感到她的家庭妨碍她的工作.
4. He is in the full flush of success ; nothing was an obstacle .
他的成就如日中天, 锐不可当.
5. Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle.
资金不足已成为一个几乎无法逾越的障碍.

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