单词 | ban |
释义 | ban1[ ban ] / bæn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ban ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), banned, ban·ning.to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons;The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime. Archaic.
nounOrigin of ban1First recorded before 1000; Middle English bannen, Old English bannan “to summon, proclaim”; cognate with Old Norse banna to curse (probably influencing some senses of Middle English word), Old High German bannan; akin to Latin fārī “to speak,” Sanskrit bhanati “(he) speaks” SYNONYMS FOR ban1 taboo, outlaw, proscribe. 3 prohibition, proscription, interdict. 3, 4 taboo. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ban ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR ban1 allow. SEE ANTONYMS FOR ban ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM banban·na·ble, adjectiveun·banned, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH banbanns, bansWords nearby banbamboo shoots, bamboo turning, bamboo ware, bamboozle, B.A.Mus.Ed., ban, Banaba, Banaban, Banach space, banak, banal Definition for ban (2 of 4)ban2 [ ban ] / bæn / nouna public proclamation or edict. bans, Ecclesiastical. banns. (in the feudal system)
Origin of ban2First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, aphetic variant of iban, Old English gebann “proclamation, summons to arms” (derivative of bannan; see ban1), influenced in some senses by Old French ban, from same Germanic base Definition for ban (3 of 4)ban3 [ ban, bahn ] / bæn, bɑn / noun(formerly) the governor of Croatia and Slavonia. History/Historical. a provincial governor of the southern marches of Hungary. Origin of ban3First recorded in 1605–15; from Serbo-Croatian bân, contracted from unattested bojan, bajan, said to be from a Turkic personal name, perhaps introduced into the Balkans by the Avars; compare Medieval Greek bo(e)ános “governor” Definition for ban (4 of 4)ban4 [ bahn ] / bɑn / noun, plural ba·ni [bah-nee]. /ˈbɑ ni/.a Romanian coin, one 100th of a leu. Origin of ban4First recorded in 1960–65; from Romanian, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Serbo-Croatian bân “provincial governor”; see origin at ban3 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for banBritish Dictionary definitions for ban (1 of 3)ban1 / (bæn) / verb bans, banning or bannednounWord Origin for banOld English bannan to proclaim; compare Old Norse banna to forbid, Old High German bannan to command British Dictionary definitions for ban (2 of 3)ban2 / (bæn) / noun(in feudal England) the summoning of vassals to perform their military obligations Word Origin for banC13: from Old French ban, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German ban command, Old Norse bann ban 1 British Dictionary definitions for ban (3 of 3)ban3 / (bæn) / noun plural bani (ˈbɑːnɪ)a monetary unit of Romania and Moldova worth one hundredth of a leu Word Origin for banfrom Romanian, from Serbo-Croat bān lord Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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