prohibitive
英 [prəˈhɪb.ɪ.tɪv]
美 [proʊˈhɪb.ə.t̬ɪv]
- adj. 禁止的,禁止性的;抑制的;(费用,价格等)过高的;类同禁止的
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。
- 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.
- 1. The price of property in the city is prohibitive.
- 城市的房地产价格令人望而却步。
- 2. The cost of repairs would be prohibitive.
- 修理费会高得令人望而却步.
- 3. The expense is prohibitive.
- 费用高得使人不敢问津.
- 4. The project was abandoned because of prohibitive costs.
- 这一工程计划因造价昂贵而被放弃.
- 5. The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive.
- 自费治疗的费用高得让人望而却步。