prohibitive
英 [prə(ʊ)'hɪbɪtɪv]
美 [prə'hɪbətɪv]
- adj. 禁止的，禁止性的；抑制的；（费用，价格等）过高的；类同禁止的
中文词源
prohibitive 禁止的，贵得买不起的来自prohibit,禁止。引申词义昂贵的，贵得买不起的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The price of property in the city is prohibitive.
- 城市的房地产价格令人望而却步。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The cost of repairs would be prohibitive.
- 修理费会高得令人望而却步.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The expense is prohibitive.
- 费用高得使人不敢问津.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. The project was abandoned because of prohibitive costs.
- 这一工程计划因造价昂贵而被放弃.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive.
- 自费治疗的费用高得让人望而却步。
来自辞典例句