英语词汇“prohibitive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prohibitive

/prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪtɪv

adjective

1(Of a law or rule) forbidding or restricting something: prohibitive legislation...

Indeed, in the case of certain drugs, the argument that the harms caused are not so great and the restrictions unduly limiting on lifestyle choices have made the prohibitive laws controversial and widely ignored.
No company continues with its practices if bad publicity occurs, or prohibitive laws or tax regimes are enacted, or shareholders sell up, or investors say stop.
As late as 1971 there was a prohibitive law making the opening of supermarkets and hypermarkets dependent on the issue of three different types of licence and the approval of two distinct levels of government.

Synonyms

proscriptive, prohibitory, restrictive, suppressive, repressive, restraining, inhibitory

1.1Preventing someone from doing something: books made browser-proof with prohibitive cellophane wrapping...

I try to do some exercises for my back before the temperature becomes too prohibitive.
Beyond that, the amount of energy required becomes too prohibitive.
If chiropractic care were as dangerous as he would have us believe, malpractice premium costs would make practice prohibitive.

2(Of a price or charge) so high as to prevent something being done or bought: the cost of converting existing power stations is likely to be prohibitive...

Starks remains at the top of the team's list, but his asking price is prohibitive.
Despite the prohibitive price tag, there is no sign of a downturn at the top end of the property market with only 12 of the 27 houses still unsold.
Lack of availability of imported produce, coupled with prohibitive prices, dictate that cooks use what is available locally.

Synonyms

excessively high, extortionate, excessive, exorbitant, sky-high, preposterous, outrageous, scandalous, out of the question, beyond one's means, more than one can afford, unreasonable, impossible, overinflated

informal steep, criminal

Derivatives

prohibitiveness

noun

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense 1): from French prohibitif, -ive or Latin prohibitivus, from prohibit- 'kept in check', from the verb prohibere (see prohibit).

单词	prohibitive
释义	prohibitive /prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪtɪv / adjective 1(Of a law or rule) forbidding or restricting something: prohibitive legislation... Indeed, in the case of certain drugs, the argument that the harms caused are not so great and the restrictions unduly limiting on lifestyle choices have made the prohibitive laws controversial and widely ignored. No company continues with its practices if bad publicity occurs, or prohibitive laws or tax regimes are enacted, or shareholders sell up, or investors say stop. As late as 1971 there was a prohibitive law making the opening of supermarkets and hypermarkets dependent on the issue of three different types of licence and the approval of two distinct levels of government. Synonyms proscriptive, prohibitory, restrictive, suppressive, repressive, restraining, inhibitory 1.1Preventing someone from doing something: books made browser-proof with prohibitive cellophane wrapping... I try to do some exercises for my back before the temperature becomes too prohibitive. Beyond that, the amount of energy required becomes too prohibitive. If chiropractic care were as dangerous as he would have us believe, malpractice premium costs would make practice prohibitive. 2(Of a price or charge) so high as to prevent something being done or bought: the cost of converting existing power stations is likely to be prohibitive... Starks remains at the top of the team's list, but his asking price is prohibitive. Despite the prohibitive price tag, there is no sign of a downturn at the top end of the property market with only 12 of the 27 houses still unsold. Lack of availability of imported produce, coupled with prohibitive prices, dictate that cooks use what is available locally. Synonyms excessively high, extortionate, excessive, exorbitant, sky-high, preposterous, outrageous, scandalous, out of the question, beyond one's means, more than one can afford, unreasonable, impossible, overinflated informal steep, criminal Derivatives prohibitiveness noun Origin Late Middle English (in sense 1): from French prohibitif, -ive or Latin prohibitivus, from prohibit- 'kept in check', from the verb prohibere (see prohibit).
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