Task 2 寫障礙、阻力時，考生最先想到 stop / prevent——兩個都太絕對。事情常常不是被完全擋住，而是進度變慢。這時用 hinder。

字義

Hinder (v.) — to make it difficult for someone to do something or for something to develop; to impede progress without necessarily stopping it.

關鍵差異：stop / prevent = 完全阻擋；***hinder* = 拖慢、讓事情更難**——程度更精準。

5 個 Band 7+ 例句

  1. Excessive bureaucracy hinders innovation in the public sector.
  2. Poor infrastructure has long hindered economic development in remote areas.
  3. Language barriers can hinder a child's academic progress for years.
  4. Strict licensing requirements may hinder small firms from entering the market.
  5. The investigation was hindered by a lack of cooperation from key witnesses.

常見錯誤

意義偏移：別把 hinder 當 stop——The rain hindered the picnic 不對（雨直接取消了野餐，要 cancelled / prevented）。The rain hindered our progress through the forest ✓（雨讓行進變慢，沒擋住）。

搭配記住四組：hinder progress / hinder development / hinder growth / hinder efforts。其他抽象名詞要小心。

句型靈活：hinder + 名詞 或 hinder + sb + from + V-ing 都可。

  • Regulations hinder innovation. ✓
  • Regulations hinder firms from innovating. ✓

同等級替換（Band 7+）

  • Impede — Heavy traffic impeded the rescue team's arrival.（更正式）
  • Hamper — The search was hampered by darkness.（強調「綁手綁腳」）

試試看

下次 Task 2 寫障礙段，把 stop development / prevent progress 換成 hinder development / hinder progress——程度更精準，立刻 Band 7+。

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