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impediment to sth
表示对某事的妨碍，to后接名词或动名词。
Lack of funding is a major impediment to the project's completion.
缺乏资金是该项目的完成的一个主要障碍。
障碍物；妨碍；阻碍
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障碍物；妨碍；阻碍
something that hinders or obstructs progress or movement
Lack of funding is a major impediment to the project's completion.
缺乏资金是该项目的完成的一个主要障碍。
既可指具体障碍，也可指抽象阻碍
障碍；阻碍或妨碍进展的事物；阻抗。
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
妨碍或拖延进展的非物质因素
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
残疾,尤其是影响听力或语言的。
A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.
阻碍进展的结构
any structure that makes progress difficult
The lack of funding is a major impediment to the project's completion.
资金不足是该项目完成的主要障碍。
His speech impediment made it difficult for him to communicate clearly.
他的言语障碍使他难以清晰地交流。
The new regulations created an impediment to international trade.
新规定对国际贸易造成了阻碍。
表示对某事的妨碍，to后接名词或动名词。
Lack of funding is a major impediment to the project's completion.
缺乏资金是该项目的完成的一个主要障碍。
表示在某方面的障碍，in后接名词。
The new regulations created an impediment in trade negotiations.
新规定在贸易谈判中造成了障碍。
特指口吃等语言障碍。
He struggled with a speech impediment since childhood.
他从小就有言语障碍。
Not this
The heavy rain impediment our journey.
Use this
The heavy rain impeded our journey.
impediment是名词，表示‘障碍’，不能用作动词。应使用动词impede表示‘阻碍’。
Not this
Lack of money is an impediment of success.
Use this
Lack of money is an impediment to success.
表示‘对……的障碍’时，正确的介词是to，不是of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
言语障碍；口吃
He has a speech impediment that makes it hard to understand him.
他有言语障碍，别人很难听懂他的话。
进步的障碍；阻碍进展的事物
Lack of funding is a serious impediment to progress.
缺乏资金是阻碍进展的严重障碍。
主要障碍
The lack of trust was a major impediment to the negotiations.
缺乏信任是谈判的主要障碍。
法律障碍；法律上的阻碍
There is no legal impediment to the merger.
这次合并不存在法律障碍。
消除障碍
The new policy removed an impediment to foreign investment.
新政策消除了外国投资的一个障碍。
克服障碍
She overcame every impediment to achieve her goal.
她克服了所有障碍，实现了自己的目标。
行动的障碍推动行动。挡在路上的东西就是路。
Impediments in life can become the way forward, as Marcus Aurelius wrote.
生活中的障碍可以成为前进的道路，正如马可·奥勒留所写。
如果你们中的任何一方知道任何阻碍，使你们不能合法地缔结婚姻……
The wedding officiant asked if anyone knew any legal impediment to the marriage.
婚礼司仪问是否有人知道这桩婚姻存在任何法律上的障碍。
Use impediment naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Impediment 可拆成 impede（阻碍）+ ment；口吃也是一种 impediment——话被绊住了。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing or legal documents、clinical or everyday discussion of speech problems 该词表示“障碍/阻碍”时，多用于正式书面语或法律、官方报告中；表示“言语障碍”（speech impediment）时，在医疗及日常谈论中比较常见。整体语域偏正式，常与介词 to 搭配，如 an impediment to progress（对进展的阻碍）。
常与介词to连用，表示对某事的障碍。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.