interdicts

美 [ˈɪntərˌdɪkt] 　英 [ˈɪntə(r)ˌdɪkt]

v.	1. 【军】闭锁,阻断(敌人通路) 2. 禁止,制止 3. 【宗】停止教权
n.	1. 禁止,制止 2. 禁令 3. 【宗】停止教权的命令

n.	1. an order from a court of law that officially tells someone not to do something 2. an order from the Roman Catholic Church that officially prevents someone from taking part in its services

Thus, viewed from the social standpoint, Chinese contentedness is the antithesis of progress, and ~~interdicts~~ it.

因此，从社会立场来看，中国人的知足是进步的对立面，知足阻碍着进步。