forbidding

🇬🇧 UK/fә'bidiŋ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Looking threatening, unfriendly, or unpleasant; uninviting.

令人望而生畏的,严峻的,不友善的

n.

The act of prohibiting something; a prohibition.

禁止,禁令

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
forbiddingother
=forbidding

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The dark clouds and howling wind created a forbidding atmosphere that deterred most hikers.

  • 2.

    The ancient castle's forbidding stone walls and narrow passages resembled a medieval fortress.

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