impediment

[im'pedimənt]

n.障碍, 阻碍, 口吃

例句与用法：

Mr. Gorbachev, on the other hand, recognized that his sluggish and authoritarian bureaucracy was the worst impediment to modernization. That is why the Soviet leader came more quickly to the view that political and economic change must go hand in hand.

在另一方面，戈尔巴乔夫承认，他的既迂腐又专权的官僚政府是现代化最大的阻碍。因此这位苏联领袖迅速意识到，政治与经济改革必须齐头并进。

The main impediment to growth is a lack of capital.

影响发展的主要障碍是缺乏资本。

The main impediment to development is the country's large population.

发展的主要障碍是这个国家人口太多。

词形变化：

形容词: impedimental |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 妨碍, 阻碍; 障碍物[(+to)]

The main impediment to development is the country's huge foreign debt.

发展的主要障碍是国家欠下的巨额外债。

2. (口吃等的)语言障碍

It's difficult to understand him because he has a speech impediment.

他的话很难听懂, 因为他讲话口吃。

3. 【律】合法婚姻的障碍

4. 【律】缔结合同的法定障碍[P]