- 1杯葛者;蓄意阻撓的(人/手段)
An obstructionist is a person who tries to prevent or delay a legal or political process. The word is also an adjective: obstructionist tactics, an obstructionist senator. Same world as — parliaments, courts, meetings where delay itself is the weapon. It is a formal, often label; people rarely call themselves obstructionists. Though actually, in some systems a minority uses delay on purpose, and supporters may call that standing firm.
組成From obstruction + -ist, the ending for a person who does that thing, as in specialist.
同家族的字
- obstructionthe blocking
- obstructionismthe practice this person follows
- obstructthe verb — to block
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
obstructionistnoun/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/
- 1
Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
- "And you, sir, have lived an unimaginative obstructionist and never can hope now to emerge from it."
- The obstructionists didn't have their own plan, but they counted, successfully, on delay to frustrate any alternative.
- 2
Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
obstructionistadj/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/
- 1
Pertaining to obstructionism.
- 2
Obstructionistic.
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