To hinder someone or something is to make it harder for them to move, grow, or succeed. You get in the way and slow things down.

To hinder someone or something is to make it harder for them to move, grow, or succeedhinder某人或某事，就是讓他們更難移動、成長，或成功。 You get in the way and slow things down你擋在路上，讓事情變慢。

It is a little more formal than “get in the way” or “slow down,” and you meet it in news, school writing, and serious talk: bad weather hindered the rescue; old rules can hinder change.

It is a little more formal than "get in the way" or "slow down,"這個字比「get in the way」或「slow down」正式一點， and you meet it in news, school writing, and serious talk你會在新聞、學校作文，和嚴肅的談話裡遇到它： bad weather hindered the rescue; old rules can hinder change像bad weather hindered the rescue（壞天氣妨礙了救援）；old rules can hinder change（舊規定會妨礙改變）。

It does not usually mean you stop something dead — that is closer to prevent or block.

It does not usually mean you stop something dead它通常不是說你把一件事完全擋死 — that is closer to prevent or block——那比較接近prevent或block的意思。

The noun is a hindrance (the thing that hinders), not “a hinder.” Older English also has hinder as an adjective meaning “at the back,” as in an animal’s hinder legs, from the same old “back” idea; students almost never need that sense in everyday talk.

The noun is a hindrance (the thing that hinders)名詞是hindrance（造成妨礙的那個東西）， not "a hinder."不是「a hinder」。 Older English also has hinder as an adjective meaning "at the back,"早期的英語也有形容詞hinder，意思是「在後面的」， as in an animal's hinder legs像animal's hinder legs（動物的後腿）， from the same old "back" idea來自同一個古老的「後面」概念； students almost never need that sense in everyday talk學生在日常對話裡幾乎用不到這個意思。