inhibit
英[?n'h?b?t]
美[?n'h?b?t]
- vt. 抑制；禁止
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?inhibits;過去式:?inhibited;過去分詞:?inhibited;現在分詞:?inhibiting;
助記提示
1. 對照prohibit，它們含義相近，并且由共同的詞根構成。
2. have => habere "to have, to hold, possess".
3. in- "in, on" + habere "to hold".
4. => hold in, hold back, keep back.
5. => "a restraining".
中文詞源
inhibit 抑制，使拘束
in-,進入，使，-hibit,持有，握住，詞源同habit,prohibit.引申詞義抑制，使拘束。
英文詞源
- inhibit (v.)
- early 15c., "to forbid, prohibit," back-formation from inhibition or else from Latin inhibitus, past participle of inhibere "to hold in, hold back, keep back" (see inhibition). Psychological sense (1876) is from earlier, softened meaning of "restrain, check, hinder" (1530s). Related: Inhibited; inhibiting.
雙語例句
- 1. It could inhibit the poor from getting the medical care they need.
- 那會使窮人得不到他們所需要的醫療保健。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion.
- 葡萄酒或含糖飲料抑制消化。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Sore nipples can inhibit the milk supply.
- 乳頭發炎會抑制出奶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.
- 缺氧可能阻礙胎兒的大腦發育。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The interplay between the new politics and the modern media will unbalance the political process and inhibit its workings.
- 新政治和現代媒體之間的相互作用將會擾亂政治進程，妨礙其正常運作。
來自柯林斯例句