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語源

From 中期英語 inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio.

Morphologically inhibit +‎ -ion.

発音

• IPA: /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/, /ɪnɪˈbɪʃən/
• 韻: -ɪʃən

名詞

inhibition (countable and uncountable, plural inhibitions)

1. The act of inhibiting.
2. (psychology) A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 230:

     Often the guests, affected by the wine drinking, released all inhibitions and made erotic overtures, particularly to the slave cup-bearers.

3. (chemistry, biochemistry) The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.
4. (law) A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.
5. (Philippines, law) A recusal.

派生語

参考

• inhibit