obstacle是什么意思

obstacle

英 ['?bst?k(?)l] 美 ['ɑbst?kl]

obstacle 障礙

ob-,相對，對著的，-st,站，站立，詞源同stand.即對著站的，站在對面的，引申詞義障礙。

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.

2. A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.: 學(xué)歷不足可能成為謀職的主要障礙。

4. He is in the full flush of success ; nothing was an obstacle .: 他的成就如日中天, 銳不可當(dāng).

5. Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle.: 資金不足已成為一個幾乎無法逾越的障礙.