单词 | forbid |
释义 | forbid[ fer-bid, fawr- ] / fərˈbɪd, fɔr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR forbid ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), for·bade or for·bad or for·bid, for·bid·den or for·bid, for·bid·ding.to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: She forbade him entry to the house. to prohibit (something); make a rule or law against: to forbid the use of lipstick; to forbid smoking. to hinder or prevent; make impossible. to exclude; bar: Burlesque is forbidden in many cities. Origin of forbidFirst recorded before 1000; Middle English forbeden, Old English forbēodan. See for-, bid1 SYNONYMS FOR forbid1, 2 interdict. 3 preclude, stop, obviate, deter. SEE SYNONYMS FOR forbid ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for forbid1, 2. Forbid, inhibit, prohibit, taboo indicate a command to refrain from some action. Forbid, a common and familiar word, usually denotes a direct or personal command of this sort: I forbid you to go. It was useless to forbid children to play in the park. Inhibit implies a checking or hindering of impulses by the mind, sometimes involuntarily: to inhibit one's desires; His responsiveness was inhibited by extreme shyness. Prohibit, a formal or legal word, means usually to forbid by official edict, enactment, or the like: to prohibit the sale of liquor. Taboo, primarily associated with primitive superstition, means to prohibit by common disapproval and by social custom: to taboo a subject in polite conversation. OTHER WORDS FROM forbidfor·bid·der, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH forbidforbid , forebodeWords nearby forbidforbearance, Forbes, Forbes disease, Forbes-Robertson, for better or for worse, forbid, forbiddance, forbidden, forbidden band, Forbidden City, forbidden fruit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forbidBritish Dictionary definitions for forbidforbid / (fəˈbɪd) / verb -bids, -bidding, -bade, -bad, -bidden or -bid (tr)to prohibit (a person) in a forceful or authoritative manner (from doing something or having something) to make impossible; hinder to shut out or exclude God forbid! may it not happen Derived forms of forbidforbiddance, nounforbidder, nounWord Origin for forbidOld English forbēodan; related to Old High German farbiotan, Gothic faurbiudan; see for-, bid 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 Idioms and Phrases with forbidforbid see god forbid. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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