prohibitive
美音:
[prəu´hıbətıv
]英音:
[prəu´hıbətıv
]adj.禁止的,抑制的
难易程度:
prohibitive为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
异体字:prohibitory 名词:prohibitiveness 副词:prohibitively
近义词, 同义词
prohibitive
/prə'hɪbətɪv; [US] prəʊ-; pro`hɪbɪtɪv/
adj
1 (a) intended to or tending to prevent the use or purchase of sth 禁止使用或购买的; 禁止性的
*a prohibitive tax on imported cars 对进口小汽车徵收的寓禁税.
(b) (of prices, etc) so high that one cannot afford to buy (指价格等)高得买不起的
*The cost of property in the city is prohibitive. 城里房地产的价格高得使人望而却步.
2 that prohibits 禁止的
*prohibitive laws, road signs 禁律、禁止通行的路标.
prohibitive
adj
prohibitive costs are so high that they prevent people from buying or doing something
The cost of land in Tokyo is prohibitive.
a prohibitive rule prevents people from doing things
prohibitive regulations
>prohibitivelyadv
Moving house would be prohibitively expensive.