prohibitive
英 [pr?(?)'h?b?t?v]
美[pr?'h?b?t?v]
- adj. 禁止的，禁止性的；抑制的；（費(fèi)用，價(jià)格等）過(guò)高的；類同禁止的
GRETOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?prohibitively;
中文詞源
prohibitive 禁止的，貴得買(mǎi)不起的
來(lái)自prohibit,禁止。引申詞義昂貴的，貴得買(mǎi)不起的。
英文詞源
- prohibitive (adj.)
- c. 1600, "having the quality of prohibiting," from prohibit + -ive, or else from French prohibitif (16c.), from Late Latin prohibit-, past participle stem of prohibere. Of prices, rates, etc., "so high as to prevent use," it is from 1886. Related: Prohibitively.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The price of property in the city is prohibitive.
- 城市的房地產(chǎn)價(jià)格令人望而卻步。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The cost of repairs would be prohibitive.
- 修理費(fèi)會(huì)高得令人望而卻步.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The expense is prohibitive.
- 費(fèi)用高得使人不敢問(wèn)津.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. The project was abandoned because of prohibitive costs.
- 這一工程計(jì)劃因造價(jià)昂貴而被放棄.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive.
- 自費(fèi)治療的費(fèi)用高得讓人望而卻步。
來(lái)自辭典例句