prohibit
/prəʊˈhɪbɪt/verb
1prohibited, prohibiting
with obj. formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority（通过法律、条例等）禁止：laws prohibiting cruelty to animals.
禁止残害动物的法律。
1.1
prohibit someone /thing from doing something
formally forbid a person or group from doing something禁止某人（或团体）做某事：he is prohibited from being a director.
他被禁止担任主任职务。
1.2
- (of a fact or situation) prevent (something); make impossible（事实, 形势）阻止; 使不可能：
the budget agreement had prohibited any tax cuts.
预算协定使任何减税计划都变得不可能。
派生词
prohibiter
nounprohibitor
nounprohibitory
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin prohibit- 'kept in check'，from the verb prohibere,from pro- 'in front'+habere 'to hold'.