释义
[ proh-hib -i-tiv ] SHOW IPA
/ proʊˈhɪb ɪ tɪv / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something: We will discuss some of the discriminatory, prohibitive legislation that was undone by the Civil Rights Act.
sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices.
having so great a likelihood of success that others vying for the same thing are essentially prevented from succeeding: Political analysts are largely in agreement over who the party’s prohibitive nominee is.
Also
pro·hib·i·to·ry [proh-hib -i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /proʊˈhɪb ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ .
Origin of prohibitive First recorded in 1400–50; from Medieval Latin prohibitīvus; see origin at prohibit, -ive
OTHER WORDS FROM prohibitive pro·hib·i·tive·ly, adverb pro·hib·i·tive·ness, noun non·pro·hib·i·tive, adjective non·pro·hib·i·tive·ly, adverb
un·pro·hib·i·tive, adjective un·pro·hib·i·tive·ly, adverb
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Example sentences from the Web for prohibitive That broad offense aside, the fact is that for many women these costs are prohibitive .
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The cost of support and health care and insurance without SSI or Medicaid is prohibitive even for very wealthy families.
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Every time the government raises environmental standards, industry leaders whine that the cost will be prohibitive .
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The prices can be prohibitive , with houses selling for between $15 million and $20 million.
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The prohibitive favorite to win this year's Best Director Oscar is none other than Alfonso Cuarón—and with good reason.
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But these are prohibitive in price, and at the present writing the cheapest place is about forty dollars per week.
The Nervous Housewife | Abraham Myerson
But because marriage has many cares and responsibilities, is that a prohibitive reason against embracing it?
What Shall I Be? | Rev. Francis Cassily
Here at prices which, except that it is a campaign, would be prohibitive , you can purchase food and drink.
On the Heels of De Wet | The Intelligence Officer
This weapon is prohibitive on account of its recoil, and few, if any, sportsmen now care to carry one.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheon
Where tent floors are found to be prohibitive , tents must be pitched over dry, well drained ground.
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British Dictionary definitions for prohibitive prohibitive less commonly prohibitory (prəˈhɪbɪtərɪ , -trɪ )
adjective prohibiting or tending to prohibit
(esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase
Derived forms of prohibitive prohibitively , adverb prohibitiveness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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