prohibition

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Definitions

n.

An official ban or law forbidding something, especially the manufacture or sale of alcohol.

禁令;禁止;(尤指)禁酒令

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
probefore
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hibitroot
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ionact, process, state
=prohibition

Common Collocations

  • 1.impose a prohibition颁布禁令
  • 2.lift a prohibition解除禁令
  • 3.prohibition on/against对……的禁令
  • 4.prohibition era禁酒时代

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The prohibition on smoking in public places has significantly improved air quality.

  • 2.

    During Prohibition in the 1920s, the illegal alcohol trade flourished across America.

  • 3.

    The government lifted the prohibition on foreign investment in the energy sector.

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