单词 | impermissible |
释义 | impermissible (once / 56824 pages) adj Something impermissible isn't allowed. It's impermissible in every part of the U.S. to drive 100 miles an hour on the highway. Things that are permissible are legal, authorized, or welcome — you are permitted to do them. The opposite of permissible is impermissible, which adds the "opposite" prefix im- to permissible, from the Latin permittere, "let, allow, grant, or permit." It's impermissible to bully other kids at school, or against the rules, and it's impermissible to steal a car, or against the law. WORD FAMILYimpermissible: impermissibility, impermissibly+/permissible: impermissible, permissibility, permissibly/permission: permissions/permissive: permissively, permissiveness, unpermissive/permit: permissible, permission, permissive, permiting, permits, permitted, permitting/unpermissive: unpermissively, unpermissiveness USAGE EXAMPLESThe court ruled that was an impermissible regulation on content of speech. Washington Times(Nov 30, 2016) But Boeing called that figure excessive and said only “future incentives” of $50 million a year were found impermissible in the WTO decision. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) But Boeing said the figure excessive and only “future incentives” of $50 million a year were found impermissible in the decision. Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016) 1adj not permitted impermissible behavior Syn|Ant forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten excluded from use or mention unmentionableunsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation untouchableforbidden to the touch intolerable, unbearable, unendurableincapable of being put up with allowable, permissible that may be permitted especially as according to rule tolerablecapable of being borne or endured 2adj not allowable Syn inadmissible not deserving to be admitted |
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