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 Englishforbiddingother
=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.