prohibitive
UK/prә'hibitiv/US
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Definitions
adj.
(Of a price or cost) so high that it prevents people from buying or doing something.
（价格或成本）高得令人望而却步的。
adj.
Tending to forbid or prevent something.
禁止性的，起阻止作用的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpro-forward, for, before
+
-ivetending to, having the nature of
=prohibitive
prohibit + -ive (tending to) = 'tending to forbid.' From the literal legal sense it drifted into a money sense: a prohibitive price is so high it effectively forbids the purchase — the cost itself acts as the barrier.
Root hibit still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.prohibitive cost高得离谱的成本
- 2.prohibitive price令人望而却步的价格
- 3.prohibitive tariff禁止性关税
- 4.prohibitively expensive贵得令人却步
Example Sentences
- 1.
The cost of living in the city center is prohibitive for most students.
- 2.
High import taxes make foreign cars prohibitively priced.
- 3.
Prohibitive regulations discouraged new businesses from starting up.