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

To proscribe something is to forbid or prohibit it, as a school principal might proscribe the use of cell phones in class.

Proscribe sounds similar to the word prescribe, but be careful: these words are essentially opposite in meaning. While proscribe means forbid, prescribe is used when a doctor recommends a medicine or remedy. Of course, if you want an excuse for not following your doctor’s orders, you could say you were confused about the meaning of these two words — but that would be lying, which is proscribed by most people’s value systems. And it would also be bad for your health.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

prescribe / proscribe

Warning! These similar sounding words have very different meanings. To prescribe is to recommend and to proscribe is to forbid. One little letter makes a big difference.

Prescribe is the more common word, and it's often used at the doctor's office. When a doctor jots down a prescription, she prescribes a drug to heal the patient. To prescribe also means to recommend something in an official way. Here are some examples of the word used correctly:

"If physicians want to help their patients, they need to prescribe affordable versions of accepted medical interventions." (Forbes)

"We are not centralist to the point where we prescribe what they spend on player wages, transfer fees." (Washington Times)

Leave proscribe to the pros. Proscribe is a rare and more formal word, meaning to forbid something or to demand a stop to it. It's often used in the phrase "a proscribed organization," such as a terrorist group that an official has demanded an end to. Here are some other examples:

"In contrast, laws in some European nations proscribe and even criminalize various forms of 'hate speech.'" (Reuters)

"The Constitution proscribes government discrimination on the basis of race, and state-provided education is no exception." (Washington Post)

If you're tempted to get them mixed up, think of the "e" in "prescribe for me," and the "o" in "Oh no, don't for proscribe."

WORD FAMILY

proscribe: proscribed, proscribes, proscribing, proscription+/proscription: proscriptions

USAGE EXAMPLES

So these images may describe our past, but they needn’t proscribe our future.

Slate(Dec 26, 2016)

There were executioners to quiet those whom the Emperor proscribed.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016)

For any other occasion or milestone, we scrupulously avoid fasting, proscribed in our religion as a sin.

BBC(Dec 24, 2016)

v command against

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, veto

allow, countenance, let, permit

consent to, give permission

allow, grant

let have

ban

prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

bar, debar, exclude

prevent from entering; keep out

enjoin

issue an injunction

criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw

declare illegal; outlaw

ban, censor

forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

command, require

make someone do something

单词	proscribe
释义	proscribe (once / 2075 pages) v To proscribe something is to forbid or prohibit it, as a school principal might proscribe the use of cell phones in class. Proscribe sounds similar to the word prescribe, but be careful: these words are essentially opposite in meaning. While proscribe means forbid, prescribe is used when a doctor recommends a medicine or remedy. Of course, if you want an excuse for not following your doctor’s orders, you could say you were confused about the meaning of these two words — but that would be lying, which is proscribed by most people’s value systems. And it would also be bad for your health. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS prescribe / proscribe Warning! These similar sounding words have very different meanings. To prescribe is to recommend and to proscribe is to forbid. One little letter makes a big difference. Prescribe is the more common word, and it's often used at the doctor's office. When a doctor jots down a prescription, she prescribes a drug to heal the patient. To prescribe also means to recommend something in an official way. Here are some examples of the word used correctly: "If physicians want to help their patients, they need to prescribe affordable versions of accepted medical interventions." (Forbes) "We are not centralist to the point where we prescribe what they spend on player wages, transfer fees." (Washington Times) Leave proscribe to the pros. Proscribe is a rare and more formal word, meaning to forbid something or to demand a stop to it. It's often used in the phrase "a proscribed organization," such as a terrorist group that an official has demanded an end to. Here are some other examples: "In contrast, laws in some European nations proscribe and even criminalize various forms of 'hate speech.'" (Reuters) "The Constitution proscribes government discrimination on the basis of race, and state-provided education is no exception." (Washington Post) If you're tempted to get them mixed up, think of the "e" in "prescribe for me," and the "o" in "Oh no, don't for proscribe." WORD FAMILY proscribe: proscribed, proscribes, proscribing, proscription+/proscription: proscriptions USAGE EXAMPLES So these images may describe our past, but they needn’t proscribe our future. Slate(Dec 26, 2016) There were executioners to quiet those whom the Emperor proscribed. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) For any other occasion or milestone, we scrupulously avoid fasting, proscribed in our religion as a sin. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) v command against Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, veto allow, countenance, let, permit consent to, give permission allow, grant let have ban prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure bar, debar, exclude prevent from entering; keep out enjoin issue an injunction criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw declare illegal; outlaw ban, censor forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) command, require make someone do something
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