🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

干扰

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gānrǎo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Interference/ˌɪn.təˈfɪə.rəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"噪音的干扰使得集中注意力变得困难。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of interfering or the state of being interfered with.

    "The interference of the loud music made it difficult to concentrate on my studies."
  2. 2

    A phenomenon in which one wave affects another, often used in physics.

    "The interference pattern created by the two waves was clearly visible on the screen."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'interference' originates from the Latin 'interferre', meaning 'to carry between'. It evolved through Middle French 'interférence' in the 19th century, reflecting the concept of interaction or obstruction in various contexts.

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