Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #18544
prohibitive
令人望而却步的；高得买不起的
prohibitive
- 1.
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
倾向于禁止、阻止或不允许的。
- 2.
Requiring an unreasonable or impractical effort.
要求不合理的或不可行的努力的。
- 3.
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
昂贵到极点的；超出预算的。
倾向于禁止、阻止或不允许的。；要求不合理的或不可行的努力的。；昂贵到极点的；超出预算的。；禁止的；禁止性的；[经] 禁止性的
In use
The cost of living in the city center is prohibitive for many young workers.
With such prohibitive tuition fees, she had to apply for several scholarships.
The hotel's rates are prohibitive during the peak season, so we chose a cheaper option.
prohibitive + noun
当 prohibitive 修饰法律、法规等名词时，意为“禁止性的”，与价格无关。
Some states have prohibitive laws on the sale of alcohol.
一些州有禁止销售酒类的法律。
be prohibitive
be prohibitive 常用来描述价格或费用高得使人无法承受或无法购买。
The cost of the new smartphone is prohibitive for many students.
这款新智能手机的价格对许多学生来说高得令人买不起。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- prohibitive price
- 高得让人买不起的价格
- The prohibitive price of the new smartphone kept many consumers from buying it.这款新智能手机高得让人买不起的价格使许多消费者不愿购买。
- prohibitive cost of living
- 高得令人望而却步的生活费用
- The prohibitive cost of living in Tokyo forces many workers to live in tiny apartments.东京高得令人望而却步的生活费用迫使许多上班族住在狭小的公寓里。
- prohibitive tariff
- 禁止性关税
- A prohibitive tariff on steel was introduced to protect the local industry.为保护本地产业，政府出台了禁止性钢铁关税。
- prohibitive tax
- 抑制性税收
- Some economists argue that a prohibitive tax on sugary drinks could reduce obesity.一些经济学家认为，对含糖饮料征收抑制性税收可以降低肥胖率。
- prohibitive legislation
- 禁止性立法
- The government is considering prohibitive legislation to ban single-use plastics.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想prohibit（禁止）+ive：价格高得仿佛“禁止”你购买，令人望而却步。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：经济报道、商业文件、学术论述 prohibitive 表示价格高得让人难以承受，多用于书面或正式场合，如经济报道、商务分析；日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
prohibitive 常用来修饰 price、cost 等，表示价格高得令人难以承受或无法购买。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'inhibitive' (/ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪv/) rhymes with 'prohibitive' (/prəˈhɪbɪtɪv/). The other -itive words are spelling lookalikes with different stress: 'sensitive' /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/, 'positive' /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/, 'additive' /ˈædɪtɪv/, 'definitive' /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv/, and 'competitive' /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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