obstacle

• n.障害、妨害、迷惑

ob-、相対的な、反対の、-st、立つ、立つ、語源的にはstandと同じ。すなわち、反対側に立つ、反対側に立つ、派生的には障害物。

obstacle (n.)

mid-14c., from Old French obstacle, ostacle "opposition, obstruction, hindrance" (13c.) or directly from Latin obstaculum "a hindrance, obstacle," with instrumental suffix *-tlom + obstare "stand before, stand opposite to, block, hinder, thwart," from ob "against" (see ob-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).

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"]

Obstacle course is attested from 1891.

1. A further obstacle has presented itself，however.

しかし、突然もう一つ障害が現れた。

2.A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.

学歴不足がキャリアアップの主な障害となる可能性がある。

3.She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.

彼女は彼女の家庭が彼女の仕事を妨げていると感じた。

4.He is in the full flush of success ; nothing was an obstacle .

彼の業績は日中のように鋭く、当を得られない。

5.Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle .

資金不足はほとんど乗り越えられない障害となっている。