Definition of encumbrance in English:

encumbrance

noun ɪnˈkʌmbr(ə)nsɛnˈkʌmbr(ə)ns

1An impediment or burden.
the horse raised its hind leg as if to rid itself of an encumbrance
mass noun for parents, childhood is too long a period of encumbrance
Example sentencesExamples
- The last thing I wanted was the encumbrance and stress of a long distance relationship as I wandered foreign lands.
- This cautious strategy allows Frankie to remain in a cocoon, unaffected by the encumbrances of getting close to other people.
- I just shy away from hats, and gloves are encumbrances.
- What women need is a little oxygen, a little breathing room, to be without encumbrances and stress.’
- So the chancellor would be able to govern for at least one whole legislative period unhindered by the encumbrances of federalism.
- He tells his story in a beautifully crisp prose which is joyfully free of academic encumbrances.
- Freed from inhibitions and encumbrances, they can choose their lives, do what they will.
- We are also selling many gilets this autumn which allow people warmth with out the encumbrance of a jacket.
- When he began running for president, he left his past behind, along with the encumbrances that go with it.
- Not once had she ever felt she were a bother, or an encumbrance, or an unwelcome guest taken in because she had nowhere else to go.
- Beginning this procedure early enough in the course of carpal tunnel syndrome should yield a good result and avoid unnecessary encumbrances on a pregnant woman.
- Sometimes physician assistants may be a slight encumbrance, requiring an inconvenient amount of the physicians' time, especially in the early stages of the partnership.
- Money is not a pressing problem; domestic encumbrances remain out of sight.
- There is one school I know about where it was clear children were there because their parents found them an encumbrance to their normal business lives.
- The object of these walks is to enjoy the exhilaration of walking without the encumbrance of clothing.
- I'm a big fan of shipping stuff home, it's so nice to make at least one leg of a trip with minimum encumbrances.
Synonyms
hindrance, obstruction, obstacle, impediment, restraint, constraint, handicap, inconvenience, nuisance, disadvantage, drawback
archaic cumber
responsibility, obligation, liability
imposition, burden, weight, load, tax, stress, strain, pressure, trouble, worry
millstone, albatross, cross to bear
literary trammel
archaic cumber
1. 1.1Law A mortgage or other claim on property or assets.
  〔律〕负担（指随财产或资产而来的抵押贷款或其他应付款项
  details of encumbrances on property
  Example sentencesExamples
  By the first sentence of clause 9 the sellers ‘warrant that the vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from all encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever’.
  The only encumbrance on the property is a mortgage with a balance of about $35,000.
  At the top of the list is the simple proposition that by adding a reference to the first mortgage as a prior encumbrance the lease was encumbered.
  The mortgage was a prior encumbrance; whatever anybody else wanted to make of the fact, it was there, for all to see.
  The company has satisfactory title to all assets and there are no liens or encumbrances on the company's assets, except for those that are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
  The risks of ownership obviously decrease with the amount of recourse which the purchaser has, as against the vendor, in the event that the asset purchased is defective or subject to liens or encumbrances.
  The Treasury will sometimes report gold reserves, but the encumbrances on those reserves are not reported.
  ‘Unencumbered value’ is the amount for which property might reasonably have sold free from encumbrances.
  An issue that can often arise is that of existing rights or encumbrances on the land in question.
  How will such persons be affected by other encumbrances on the same estate, either already in existence or arising after the purchaser has taken his interest?
2. 1.2archaic A person, especially a child, who is dependent on someone else for support.
  〈古〉受赡养者（尤指小孩）

Origin

Middle English (denoting an encumbered state; formerly also as incumbrance): from Old French encombrance, from encombrer 'block up' (see encumber).

Definition of encumbrance in US English:

encumbrance

noun

1A burden or impediment.
负担，累赘；障碍物
the horse raised its hind leg as if to rid itself of an encumbrance
mass noun for parents, childhood is too long a period of encumbrance
Example sentencesExamples
- So the chancellor would be able to govern for at least one whole legislative period unhindered by the encumbrances of federalism.
- I'm a big fan of shipping stuff home, it's so nice to make at least one leg of a trip with minimum encumbrances.
- When he began running for president, he left his past behind, along with the encumbrances that go with it.
- Not once had she ever felt she were a bother, or an encumbrance, or an unwelcome guest taken in because she had nowhere else to go.
- What women need is a little oxygen, a little breathing room, to be without encumbrances and stress.’
- Money is not a pressing problem; domestic encumbrances remain out of sight.
- Freed from inhibitions and encumbrances, they can choose their lives, do what they will.
- Beginning this procedure early enough in the course of carpal tunnel syndrome should yield a good result and avoid unnecessary encumbrances on a pregnant woman.
- We are also selling many gilets this autumn which allow people warmth with out the encumbrance of a jacket.
- The last thing I wanted was the encumbrance and stress of a long distance relationship as I wandered foreign lands.
- This cautious strategy allows Frankie to remain in a cocoon, unaffected by the encumbrances of getting close to other people.
- I just shy away from hats, and gloves are encumbrances.
- There is one school I know about where it was clear children were there because their parents found them an encumbrance to their normal business lives.
- He tells his story in a beautifully crisp prose which is joyfully free of academic encumbrances.
- Sometimes physician assistants may be a slight encumbrance, requiring an inconvenient amount of the physicians' time, especially in the early stages of the partnership.
- The object of these walks is to enjoy the exhilaration of walking without the encumbrance of clothing.
Synonyms
hindrance, obstruction, obstacle, impediment, restraint, constraint, handicap, inconvenience, nuisance, disadvantage, drawback
responsibility, obligation, liability
1. 1.1Law A mortgage or other charge on property or assets.
  〔律〕负担（指随财产或资产而来的抵押贷款或其他应付款项
  details of encumbrances on property
  Example sentencesExamples
  The risks of ownership obviously decrease with the amount of recourse which the purchaser has, as against the vendor, in the event that the asset purchased is defective or subject to liens or encumbrances.
  The Treasury will sometimes report gold reserves, but the encumbrances on those reserves are not reported.
  The company has satisfactory title to all assets and there are no liens or encumbrances on the company's assets, except for those that are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
  By the first sentence of clause 9 the sellers ‘warrant that the vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from all encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever’.
  An issue that can often arise is that of existing rights or encumbrances on the land in question.
  The mortgage was a prior encumbrance; whatever anybody else wanted to make of the fact, it was there, for all to see.
  The only encumbrance on the property is a mortgage with a balance of about $35,000.
  At the top of the list is the simple proposition that by adding a reference to the first mortgage as a prior encumbrance the lease was encumbered.
  ‘Unencumbered value’ is the amount for which property might reasonably have sold free from encumbrances.
  How will such persons be affected by other encumbrances on the same estate, either already in existence or arising after the purchaser has taken his interest?
2. 1.2archaic A person, especially a child, who is dependent on someone else for support.
  〈古〉受赡养者（尤指小孩）

Origin

Middle English (denoting an encumbered state; formerly also as incumbrance): from Old French encombrance, from encombrer ‘block up’ (see encumber).

词汇	encumbrance
释义	Definition of encumbrance in English: encumbrance noun ɪnˈkʌmbr(ə)nsɛnˈkʌmbr(ə)ns 1An impediment or burden. the horse raised its hind leg as if to rid itself of an encumbrance mass noun for parents, childhood is too long a period of encumbrance Example sentencesExamples The last thing I wanted was the encumbrance and stress of a long distance relationship as I wandered foreign lands. This cautious strategy allows Frankie to remain in a cocoon, unaffected by the encumbrances of getting close to other people. I just shy away from hats, and gloves are encumbrances. What women need is a little oxygen, a little breathing room, to be without encumbrances and stress.’ So the chancellor would be able to govern for at least one whole legislative period unhindered by the encumbrances of federalism. He tells his story in a beautifully crisp prose which is joyfully free of academic encumbrances. Freed from inhibitions and encumbrances, they can choose their lives, do what they will. We are also selling many gilets this autumn which allow people warmth with out the encumbrance of a jacket. When he began running for president, he left his past behind, along with the encumbrances that go with it. Not once had she ever felt she were a bother, or an encumbrance, or an unwelcome guest taken in because she had nowhere else to go. Beginning this procedure early enough in the course of carpal tunnel syndrome should yield a good result and avoid unnecessary encumbrances on a pregnant woman. Sometimes physician assistants may be a slight encumbrance, requiring an inconvenient amount of the physicians' time, especially in the early stages of the partnership. Money is not a pressing problem; domestic encumbrances remain out of sight. There is one school I know about where it was clear children were there because their parents found them an encumbrance to their normal business lives. The object of these walks is to enjoy the exhilaration of walking without the encumbrance of clothing. I'm a big fan of shipping stuff home, it's so nice to make at least one leg of a trip with minimum encumbrances. Synonyms hindrance, obstruction, obstacle, impediment, restraint, constraint, handicap, inconvenience, nuisance, disadvantage, drawback archaic cumber responsibility, obligation, liability imposition, burden, weight, load, tax, stress, strain, pressure, trouble, worry millstone, albatross, cross to bear literary trammel archaic cumber 1.1Law A mortgage or other claim on property or assets. 〔律〕负担（指随财产或资产而来的抵押贷款或其他应付款项 details of encumbrances on property Example sentencesExamples By the first sentence of clause 9 the sellers ‘warrant that the vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from all encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever’. The only encumbrance on the property is a mortgage with a balance of about $35,000. At the top of the list is the simple proposition that by adding a reference to the first mortgage as a prior encumbrance the lease was encumbered. The mortgage was a prior encumbrance; whatever anybody else wanted to make of the fact, it was there, for all to see. The company has satisfactory title to all assets and there are no liens or encumbrances on the company's assets, except for those that are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The risks of ownership obviously decrease with the amount of recourse which the purchaser has, as against the vendor, in the event that the asset purchased is defective or subject to liens or encumbrances. The Treasury will sometimes report gold reserves, but the encumbrances on those reserves are not reported. ‘Unencumbered value’ is the amount for which property might reasonably have sold free from encumbrances. An issue that can often arise is that of existing rights or encumbrances on the land in question. How will such persons be affected by other encumbrances on the same estate, either already in existence or arising after the purchaser has taken his interest? 1.2archaic A person, especially a child, who is dependent on someone else for support. 〈古〉受赡养者（尤指小孩） Origin Middle English (denoting an encumbered state; formerly also as incumbrance): from Old French encombrance, from encombrer 'block up' (see encumber). Definition of encumbrance in US English: encumbrance noun 1A burden or impediment. 负担，累赘；障碍物 the horse raised its hind leg as if to rid itself of an encumbrance mass noun for parents, childhood is too long a period of encumbrance Example sentencesExamples So the chancellor would be able to govern for at least one whole legislative period unhindered by the encumbrances of federalism. I'm a big fan of shipping stuff home, it's so nice to make at least one leg of a trip with minimum encumbrances. When he began running for president, he left his past behind, along with the encumbrances that go with it. Not once had she ever felt she were a bother, or an encumbrance, or an unwelcome guest taken in because she had nowhere else to go. What women need is a little oxygen, a little breathing room, to be without encumbrances and stress.’ Money is not a pressing problem; domestic encumbrances remain out of sight. Freed from inhibitions and encumbrances, they can choose their lives, do what they will. Beginning this procedure early enough in the course of carpal tunnel syndrome should yield a good result and avoid unnecessary encumbrances on a pregnant woman. We are also selling many gilets this autumn which allow people warmth with out the encumbrance of a jacket. The last thing I wanted was the encumbrance and stress of a long distance relationship as I wandered foreign lands. This cautious strategy allows Frankie to remain in a cocoon, unaffected by the encumbrances of getting close to other people. I just shy away from hats, and gloves are encumbrances. There is one school I know about where it was clear children were there because their parents found them an encumbrance to their normal business lives. He tells his story in a beautifully crisp prose which is joyfully free of academic encumbrances. Sometimes physician assistants may be a slight encumbrance, requiring an inconvenient amount of the physicians' time, especially in the early stages of the partnership. The object of these walks is to enjoy the exhilaration of walking without the encumbrance of clothing. Synonyms hindrance, obstruction, obstacle, impediment, restraint, constraint, handicap, inconvenience, nuisance, disadvantage, drawback responsibility, obligation, liability 1.1Law A mortgage or other charge on property or assets. 〔律〕负担（指随财产或资产而来的抵押贷款或其他应付款项 details of encumbrances on property Example sentencesExamples The risks of ownership obviously decrease with the amount of recourse which the purchaser has, as against the vendor, in the event that the asset purchased is defective or subject to liens or encumbrances. The Treasury will sometimes report gold reserves, but the encumbrances on those reserves are not reported. The company has satisfactory title to all assets and there are no liens or encumbrances on the company's assets, except for those that are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. By the first sentence of clause 9 the sellers ‘warrant that the vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from all encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever’. An issue that can often arise is that of existing rights or encumbrances on the land in question. The mortgage was a prior encumbrance; whatever anybody else wanted to make of the fact, it was there, for all to see. The only encumbrance on the property is a mortgage with a balance of about $35,000. At the top of the list is the simple proposition that by adding a reference to the first mortgage as a prior encumbrance the lease was encumbered. ‘Unencumbered value’ is the amount for which property might reasonably have sold free from encumbrances. How will such persons be affected by other encumbrances on the same estate, either already in existence or arising after the purchaser has taken his interest? 1.2archaic A person, especially a child, who is dependent on someone else for support. 〈古〉受赡养者（尤指小孩） Origin Middle English (denoting an encumbered state; formerly also as incumbrance): from Old French encombrance, from encombrer ‘block up’ (see encumber).
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