inhibit
英 [ɪn'hɪbɪt]
美 [ɪn'hɪbɪt]
助记提示
1. 对照prohibit，它们含义相近，并且由共同的词根构成。
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".
中文词源
inhibit 抑制，使拘束in-,进入，使，-hibit,持有，握住，词源同habit,prohibit.引申词义抑制，使拘束。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. It could inhibit the poor from getting the medical care they need.
- 那会使穷人得不到他们所需要的医疗保健。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion.
- 葡萄酒或含糖饮料抑制消化。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Sore nipples can inhibit the milk supply.
- **发炎会抑制出奶。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.
- 缺氧可能阻碍胎儿的大脑发育。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The interplay between the new politics and the modern media will unbalance the political process and inhibit its workings.
- 新政治和现代媒体之间的相互作用将会扰乱政治进程，妨碍其正常运作。
来自柯林斯例句