obstacle 的詞源
obstacle(n.)
"阻礙、障礙、妨礙或屏障; 阻擋或擋道的東西",14世紀中葉,來自古法語 obstacle, ostacle "反對、阻礙、妨礙"(13世紀),直接源自拉丁語 obstaculum "阻礙、障礙",帶有工具後綴 *-tlom,加上 obstare "站在前面、對立、阻擋、妨礙、挫敗",來自 ob "在前面、對着"(見 ob-),加上 stare "站立",源自 PIE 詞根 *sta- "站立、堅定或穩固"。
The lover thinks more often of reaching his mistress than the husband of guarding his wife; the prisoner thinks more often of escaping than the gaoler of shutting his door; and so, whatever the obstacles may be, the lover and the prisoner ought to succeed. [Stendhal, "Charterhouse of Parma"]
情人更經常想到達到他的情人,而不是丈夫想到保護他的妻子; 囚犯更經常想到逃脫,而不是獄卒想到關上他的門; 因此,無論障礙是什麼,情人和囚犯都應該成功。[斯坦達爾,《帕爾馬修道院》]
Obstacle course "賽道,必須克服自然或人工障礙的比賽",最早見於1891年。
obstacle 的趨勢
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