impedimenta
/im-ped-uh-men-tuh/US // ɪmˌpɛd əˈmɛn tə //UK // (ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntə) //
障碍物,阻碍,妨碍因素,妨碍
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n.名词(复数) plural noun
- 1
- : baggage or other things that retard one's progress, as supplies carried by an army: the impedimenta of the weekend skier.
Synonyms & Antonyms
nounparaphernalia
Examples
The greatest care was taken to reduce the baggage and impedimenta of the army to a minimum.
Some flocks, however, are still accompanied by impedimenta in the shape of young babblers or pied crested-cuckoos.
With no other impedimenta than the above-mentioned, the ostrich-hunter roams at will over the vast pampas.
Beyond that fifty-yard stream lay the enemy, reported now to be stacking up drive impedimenta.
No invader can possibly reach the enemy's trench to contest it with him until these impedimenta are removed.
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