单词 | prohibit |
释义 | prohibit —prohibiter, prohibitor, n. /proh hib"it/, v.t. 1. to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here. 2. to forbid the action of (a person). 3. to prevent; hinder. [1400-50; late ME < L prohibitus ptp. of prohibere to hold before, hold back, hinder, forbid, equiv. to pro- PRO-1 + -hibere, comb. form of habere to have, hold; see HABIT] Syn. 1. interdict. See forbid. 3. obstruct. Ant. 1. permit. |
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