1857, in golf, from stymie (n.) "condition in which an opponent's ball blocks the hole" (1834), perhaps from Scottish stymie "person who sees poorly," from stime "the least bit" (early 14c.), of uncertain origin. General sense of "block, hinder, thwart" is from 1902. Related: Stymied.
雙語例句
1. Surely flame wars over article content will stymie good intentions.
防火墻也會阻礙好想法為人所知.
來自互聯網
2. The problem is that companies file patents defensively, to stymie competition.