c. 1300, "trouble, difficulty; ensnarement, temptation," from Old French encombrance "encumbrance, obstruction; calamity, trouble," from encombrer (see encumber). Meaning "that which encumbers, impediment, obstacle" is from late 14c. in English.
雙語例句
1. Magdalena considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance.
瑪格達萊娜把過去看作毫不相干的累贅。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I felt I was being an encumbrance to them.
我感到自己成了他們的累贅。
來自《權威詞典》
3. Only by overcoming our weaknesses can we advance without any encumbrance; only by uniting ourselves in our struggle can we be invincible.
克服缺點才能輕裝前進, 團結戰(zhàn)斗才能無往不勝.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Now I should be an encumbrance.
現在我成為累贅了.
來自辭典例句
5. From " an Arsenal of Democracy " to " an Encumbrance of Democracy "