inhibition
/ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/noun
1
- a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way内抑感, 自我约束感：
the children, at first shy, soon lost their inhibitions
孩子们一开始很害羞, 但马上就无拘无束了
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, 不抑制自己, 这与他完全格格不入。
1.1
- Psychology a restraint on the direct expression of an instinct【心理】抑制, 抑制作用。
1.2
- mass noun the action of inhibiting, restricting, or hindering a process抑制, 限制, 阻碍。
1.3
- 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。
2
- Law, Brit. an order or writ of prohibition, especially against dealing with a specified piece of land or property【英律】（尤指对处理指明土地或财产的）禁令。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'forbidding, a prohibition'）: from Latin inhibitio（n-）, from the verb inhibere （see INHIBIT）.