释义 |
let or hindrance without let or hindranceHaving no impediment or obstacle to progression. Now that the ruling has been successfully overturned, I'll able to conduct business without let or hindrance once again. It is our duty now as lawmakers to enshrine the voters' decision in legislation without let or hindrance.See also: hindrance, let, withoutlet or hindrance obstruction or impediment. formal Let in its Middle English sense of ‘something that impedes’ is now archaic and rarely occurs outside this phrase, in which it duplicates the sense of hindrance . It is, however, used in sports such as badminton and tennis. 1999 Marion Shoard A Right to Roam Citizens can claim routes as new public paths on the grounds that they have been used without let or hindrance for at least twenty years. See also: hindrance, let |