今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 impediment.
impediment 的意思是障礙,阻礙。 The World Health Organization says insecurity and community mistrust in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-ridden region are major impediments to international efforts to bring the Ebola outbreak under control. 世界衛(wèi)生組織表示,剛果民主共和國沖突地區(qū)的安全不保和社區(qū)缺乏信任阻礙了國際社會為控制埃博拉疫情所做的努力。
Those who are critical of the U.S. Electoral College system usually argue that it is an impediment to pure principles of "one man, one vote." 對美國選舉人制度提出批評的人通常認(rèn)為,這一制度是絕對“一人一票”原則的障礙。