阻挡

• 拼音: zǔ dǎng
• 汉字拆解: 阻 = 阝+ 且 (mound + moreover — terrain obstacle); 挡 = 扌+ 当 (hand + appropriate — to block)

含义

To block; to obstruct; to stop. Refers to preventing someone or something from advancing or proceeding.

Used both physically (blocking a path, stopping a vehicle) and figuratively (obstructing progress, resisting a trend). Stronger than 阻拦 in emphasising a solid physical or structural barrier. Common in formal writing and news reports.

例句

1. 洪水袭来时，堤坝有效地阻挡了洪峰，保护了下游村庄。
2. 任何阻挡历史进步的力量，终将被时代的洪流所淹没。
3. 警方在高速公路出口设置路障，阻挡嫌疑车辆逃离现场。

用法指南

语境: military, infrastructure, politics, news

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这道防火墙的作用是阻挡外部网络攻击，确保企业数据安全。(The purpose of this firewall is to block external network attacks and ensure corporate data security.)
• 山脉的走向在一定程度上阻挡了来自北方的冷空气，使该地区气候相对温和。(The orientation of the mountain range partly blocks cold air from the north, giving the region a relatively mild climate.)

错误说法

• 阻挡他讲话 — for interpersonal interruption or dissuasion use 阻止 or 打断; 阻挡 implies a more forceful physical or structural barrier, not a conversational intervention

起源与历史

阻 (obstruct/hinder) + 挡 (block/shield)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal