| 单词 | prohibitive |
| 释义 | prohibitive (once / 6716 pages) adj If something's so expensive you can't touch it, it's prohibitive. That Ferrari in the showroom? You may want it, but its price is prohibitive. Prohibitive originally referred to something (often a law) that prohibits or forbids something, but came to mean conditions (often prices or taxes) so high or great they restrict or prevent something: "To some, the cost of child care is prohibitive." The stress is on the second syllable, just like the verb: pro-HIB-itive. If it's a matter of expense, a synonym is exorbitant. WORD FAMILYprohibitive: prohibitively+/prohibit: prohibited, prohibiting, prohibition, prohibitive, prohibits/prohibition: prohibitionist, prohibitions/prohibitionist: prohibitionists USAGE EXAMPLESLee said he considered trying to legally convert the building to residential use after he bought it but found the cost prohibitive. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) At some point, the prohibitive cost of screening MS drugs in de facto phase III trials will force us to adopt other, more creative solutions. Nature(Nov 29, 2016) The market, however, has become prohibitive for many. Wall Street Journal(Nov 25, 2016) adj tending to discourage (especially of prices) the price was prohibitive Syn prohibitory preventative, preventive tending to prevent or hinder |
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