inhibit
- v. 抑制, 阻止
- Definition
- v. to prevent or slow down a process, action, or feeling
- Example
- Loud noises can inhibit a child's ability to concentrate.
- 噪音会抑制孩子集中注意力的能力。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to hold back or slow something (verb).
比较义项：抑制、抑止（动词）。
- suppress
Suppress means to deliberately hold back or hide a feeling or reaction, usually through conscious effort so others do not notice it.
Suppress 表示刻意压抑或隐藏一种情绪或反应，通常是通过主观努力克制，让别人察觉不到。
She tried to suppress a laugh during the serious speech.
她在严肃的演讲中努力忍住不笑出声。
- inhibit 本词
Inhibit means an external factor, condition, or mechanism slows down or hinders a process, ability, or action, often without conscious intent by the person affected.
Inhibit 表示某种外部因素、条件或机制减缓或阻碍了某个过程、能力或行为的发生，往往并非当事人主观有意为之。
Loud noises can inhibit a child's ability to concentrate.
巨大的噪音会抑制孩子集中注意力的能力。
Suppress and inhibit both mean to hold something back. Suppress means to deliberately hold back or hide a feeling, through conscious effort, so others do not notice. Inhibit means an external factor slows or hinders a process or ability, usually without conscious intent.
这两个词都可译为“抑制”，但 suppress 强调有意识地压抑或掩藏自己的情绪或反应，而 inhibit 强调外部因素妨碍或减缓某个过程、能力或行为，通常不涉及主观故意。这里不比较 suppress 表示“镇压（叛乱等）”或“压下（消息）”的义项，也不比较 inhibit 表示“使人感到拘谨、不自在”的义项。