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obstacle
"阻碍、障碍、妨碍或屏障; 阻挡或挡道的东西",14世纪中叶,来自古法语 obstacle, ostacle "反对、阻碍、妨碍"(13世纪),直接源自拉丁语 obstaculum "阻碍、障碍",带有工具后缀 *-tlom,加上 obstare "站在前面、对立、阻挡、妨碍、挫败",来自 ob "在前面、对着"(见 ob-),加上 stare "站立",源自 PIE 词根 *sta- "站立、坚定或稳固"。
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"]
情人更经常想到达到他的情人,而不是丈夫想到保护他的妻子; 囚犯更经常想到逃脱,而不是狱卒想到关上他的门; 因此,无论障碍是什么,情人和囚犯都应该成功。[斯坦达尔,《帕尔马修道院》]
Obstacle course "赛道,必须克服自然或人工障碍的比赛",最早见于1891年。
同样来自于:mid-14c.
相关词汇 obstacle
负面现在分词作为准介词使用,最初和正确的写法是两个单词,14世纪后期, notwiþstondynge “尽管,不顾”来自 not 和动词 withstand 的现在分词。它具有 with 的旧“反对”意义。这是中世纪拉丁语 non obstante “没有阻碍”的借译,字面意思是“不妨碍”,来自 obstans 的与格,动词 obstare 的现在分词“站在对面”(见 obstacle)。作为副词,“然而”,作为连词,“尽管事实如此”,从15世纪初开始使用。
Notwithstanding ... calls attention with some emphasis to an obstacle: as, notwithstanding his youth, he made great progress. In spite of and despite, by the strength of the word spite, point primarily to active opposition: as, in spite of his utmost efforts, he was defeated; and, figuratively, to great obstacles of any kind: as, despite all hindrances, he arrived at the time appointed. [Century Dictionary]
Notwithstanding ... 强调障碍:例如, notwithstanding 他年轻,他取得了很大进步。 In spite of 和 despite,由于 spite 这个词的力量,首先指的是积极的反对:例如, in spite of 他最大的努力,他被打败了; 并且,比喻地,指的是任何种类的巨大障碍:例如, despite 所有的阻碍,他按时到达了。[世纪词典]
"助产士或助产术的," 1742年,源自现代拉丁语 obstetricus "关于助产士的",来自 obstetrix(属格 obstetricis) "助产士",字面意思是 "站在(分娩的女人)对面的人",来自 obstare "站在对面"(参见 obstacle)。真正的形容词应该是 obstetricic,"但只有学究才会在这个阶段对 obstetric 提出异议" [福勒]。相关词汇: Obstetrical。
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