抑制;阻止(某事发展或发生);使(人)拘束、不自然。 常见用法:inhibit growth(抑制生长)、inhibit someone from doing sth(阻止某人做某事)。另有名词形式 inhibition(抑制;拘束)。
/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
The cold weather can inhibit plant growth.
寒冷天气会抑制植物生长。
Fear of failure inhibited him from speaking up during the meeting, even though he had good ideas.
对失败的恐惧使他在会议上不敢发言,尽管他有很好的想法。
来自拉丁语 inhibēre,意为“按住、阻止”,由 **in-**(向内、加以)+ habēre(握住、持有)构成,逐渐引申为“抑制、阻碍(发展或行为)”。