One way to picture it: two things are heading the same way, and a third thing pushes in between them. Something was going to happen ; now something else is in the middle of it.
From the word’s history
From interfere, which traces back through Old French to Latin inter- 'between' + ferire 'to strike' — literally 'to strike between'. The 'between' is the whole picture.
來自動詞 interfere，往上追是拉丁文的 inter-（在……之間）加上 ferire（打、撞）——字面就是「打進中間」。這個 inter- 就是整個字的骨架：不管後面延伸出多少意思，畫面永遠是有東西橫在兩者中間。
interfere < Old French (s')entreferir < Latin inter- + ferīre; the noun is interfere + -ence, per the origin note supplied with this entry
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原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
interferencenoun/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈfɪəɹəns/
- 1
The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
- Somewhat impeded by constant political interference of one sort or another, British Railways are nevertheless pressing ahead with a mammoth modernisation programme; [...]
- "With magic in limited use and hidden, it was possible to enhance the various magic resistances of humans, and to keep certain forms of magic from being possible. If magic enters common usage, this interference becomes infeasible."
- 2
hobbieslifestylesportsThe illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
- They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference.
- 3
natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsAn effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves.
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A distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects.
- They wanted to watch the game on TV, but there was too much interference to even make out the score on the tiny screen.
- 5
lawIn United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of multiple patent applications; a priority contest.
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board-gameschessgamesThe interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing a piece.
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human-scienceslinguisticssciencesA negative or inappropriate language transfer.
interferenceverb/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈfɪəɹəns/
- 1
To interfere.
- In economic terms, the two production processes can be simultaneously implemented without interferencing between themselves.
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