proscribe
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pro·scribe /prəʊˈskraɪb $ proʊ-/ verb [transitive] formalSCLFORBID to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done 正式禁止 SYN forbid, prohibit The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race. 这项法令禁止种族歧视。► see thesaurus at forbid —proscription /-ˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
proscribe• The reasons for the ban were multiple, and certainly there are other pesticides today that should also be proscribed.• She therefore proscribed all religious, philosophical, or psychological books for village libraries.• Many Shiite clergymen maintain that birth control is proscribed by Islam.• It should be remembered, however, that Gaelic was proscribed by the authorities for many years.• Even the space inside the narrow arenas is narrowly proscribed, especially for singers.• Political parties Following a 1973 ban on political activity, political parties were constitutionally proscribed in 1978.• Ten groups in all were now specifically proscribed in Northern Ireland.• It prescribes and proscribes the behavior and even the thoughts of its population in virtually every domain of existence.Origin proscribe (1400-1500) Latin proscribere, from scribere “to write”pro·scribe verbChineseSyllable
is that not to Corpus allowed say something officially
proscribe
pro‧scribe /prəʊˈskraɪb $ proʊ-/
verb [transitive]
SYN forbid, prohibit:
The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race.
—proscription /-ˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
▪ forbid to tell someone in a very strong way that they must not do something or that something is not allowed: His doctor had strictly forbidden him to drink alcohol. | It is forbidden to say such things.
▪not allow to say that someone must not do or have something, and stop them doing or having it: The company does not allow smoking inside the building. | Mobile phones are not allowed in school.
▪not let [not in passive] to not allow someone to do something. Not let is more informal than not allow: My parents won’t let me stay out later than 11 o'clock.
▪not permit [usually passive] if something is not permitted, a rule or law says that you must not do it. Not permit is more formal than not allow: Candidates are not permitted to use dictionaries in this examination. | Parking is not permitted here after 8 am.
▪ban to say officially that people must not do or have something: Parliament decided to ban fox-hunting. | The book was banned in many countries.
▪prohibit /prəˈhɪbət, prəˈhɪbɪt $ proʊ-/ to say officially that an action is illegal and make a law or rule about this: Acts of vandalism are prohibited.
▪bar [usually passive] to not allow someone to enter a place or do something, especially by preventing it officially: Foreign journalists were barred from entering the country.
▪proscribe formal to say officially that people are not allowed to do something: The law proscribes discrimination in the workplace.
pro‧scribe /prəʊˈskraɪb $ proʊ-/
verb [transitive] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: proscribere, from scribere 'to write'
formal to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done Language: Latin
Origin: proscribere, from scribere 'to write'
SYN forbid, prohibit:
—proscription /-ˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
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