名複: prohibitions
n.
- 禁止;被禁[U][C][(+of/against)]
- 禁令[C][(+of/against)]
- (常大寫)禁酒[U]
- (大寫)(美國歷史上的)禁酒時期(1920-1933)[U]
衍生
n.
prohibitionist
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
/ˌprəʊhɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n, prəʊɪ-/
n.
- the action of prohibiting. ▸a law or regulation prohibiting something.▸English Law a writ from a superior court forbidding an inferior court from proceeding in a suit deemed to be beyond its cognizance.
- (Prohibition) the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US from 1920 to 1933.
Derivative
- prohibitionary adj.
- Prohibitionist n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. prohibitio(n-), from prohibere (see prohibit).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》