obstacle
英 [ˈɒb.stə.kəl]
美 [ˈɑːb.stə.kəl]
将“obstacle”分解为“ob”和“stacle”。想象“ob”像一个拒绝的障碍物,而“stacle”看起来像是“stop”加上“cle”(干净的),就像一个清理掉(停止)所有障碍物的情况,这样就形成了“障碍”。通过这样的故事法,可以更容易地记住“obstacle”的含义。
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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.