| 释义 |
inhibit /in-hibˈit/ transitive verb- To hold in or back
- To keep back
- To restrain or check
- To restrict or prevent
ORIGIN: L inhibēre, -hibitum, from in in, and habēre to have inhibˈited adjective Tense and reticent because of mental restraint inhibˈitedly adverb inhibiˈtion noun - The act of inhibiting or restraining
- The state of being inhibited
- Something that restricts, prevents or debars
- A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stop, suspend or postpone proceedings (obsolete)
- A restraining action of the unconscious will
- The blocking of a mental or psychophysical process by another set up at the same time by the same stimulus
- Stoppage or retardation of a physical process by some nervous influence
inhibˈitive adjective inhibˈitor noun - Something which inhibits (also inhibˈiter)
- A substance that interferes with a chemical or biological process
inhibˈitory adjective Prohibitory |