prohibition
/ˌprəʊhɪˈbɪʃən/noun
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- mass noun the action of forbidding something, especially by law（尤指依据法律的）禁止：
they argue that prohibition of drugs will always fail.
他们辩驳说禁毒总是要失败的。
1.1
- count noun a law or regulation forbidding something禁令, 禁律：
those who favour prohibitions on insider dealing.
那些支持对内部人交易实行禁令的人。
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- count noun English Law a writ from a superior court forbidding an inferior court from proceeding in a suit deemed to be beyond its cognizance【英律】（上级法院禁止下级法院对无权受理案件审理的）诉讼中止令。
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Prohibition
mass noun the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US between 1920 and 1933（尤指美国1920至1933年间的）禁酒令。
派生词
prohibitionary
adjectiveProhibitionist
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French，from Latin prohibitio（n-），from prohibere 'keep in check' （see PROHIBIT）.