An encumbrance is something or someone that encumbers you.
例句
Magdalena considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance.玛格达莱娜把过去看作毫不相干的累赘。
英汉词典释义
n.
负担,累赘;妨碍,阻碍
Only by overcoming our weaknesses can we advance without any encumbrance;only by uniting ourselves in our struggle can we be invincible.克服缺点才能轻装前进,团结战斗才能无往不胜。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. an onerous or difficult concern;
"the burden of responsibility""that's a load off my mind"
2. a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)