inhibition

inhibition
noun

a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way
羞怯感，窘迫感
the children, at first shy, soon lost their inhibitions.
孩子们一开始很害羞，但马上就抛开了羞怯感。
[mass noun]she showed an enthusiasm for sex and a lack of inhibition which was entirely alien to him.
她表现出一种对性的热情，完全没有羞怯感，这与他完全格格不入。
■(Psychology)a restraint on the direct expression of an instinct
(心理)抑制，抑制作用
■[mass noun]the action of inhibiting, restricting, or hindering a process
制止，限制，阻碍
■[mass noun]the slowing or prevention of a process, reaction, or function by a particular substance
（对过程、反应、官能的）减缓，抑制
(Law, Brit.)an order or writ of prohibition, especially against dealing with a specified piece of land or property
(英律)（尤指对处理土地或财产的）禁令

语源

late Middle English (in the sense 'forbidding, a prohibition'): from Latin inhibitio(n-), from the verb inhibere (see inhibit)

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