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proscribed

UK/prəus'kraib/US/prəʊˈskraɪbd/
C2

Definitions

adj.

Officially forbidden or banned.

被禁止的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
pro-forward, for, before
+
scribwrite, scratch
+
-edpast tense / completed
=proscribed

Proscribed means written into the category of things forbidden.

Root script still carries 46 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.proscribed organization被取缔的组织
  • 2.proscribed substance违禁物质
  • 3.proscribed activity被禁止的活动
  • 4.proscribed group被取缔的团体

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The substance is proscribed in many countries.

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