Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20475
proscribe
禁止，取缔
To forbid or prohibit, especially by law.
- 1.
To forbid or prohibit.
- 2.
To denounce.
- 3.
To banish or exclude.
谴责，斥责；放逐，排斥；剥夺...的公民权；使失去法律保护；把...充军
In use
The new law proscribes smoking in all public places.
The company's code of conduct proscribes any form of discrimination.
Many countries have proscribed the use of certain chemicals in agriculture.
proscribe + noun phrase
直接跟宾语，表示禁止某事物。
The government proscribed the organization.
政府禁止了这个组织。
proscribe + noun + from + doing
常用于禁止某人做某事。
The new law proscribes citizens from carrying weapons.
新法律禁止公民携带武器。
be proscribed
被动形式常见，表示被禁止。
Connections
Collocations
- proscribed organization
- 被取缔的组织；非法组织
- The government added the group to its list of proscribed organizations.政府将该组织列入被取缔的组织名单。
- proscribe the use of
- 禁止使用（某物）
- The new law proscribes the use of mobile phones while driving.新法律禁止驾驶时使用手机。
- proscribe by law
- 依法禁止；以法律取缔
- Such discrimination is proscribed by law.这种歧视受到法律禁止。
- proscribe political opponents
- 放逐政治对手；将政治对手列为非法
- The regime proscribed its political opponents and seized their property.该政权放逐了政治对手并没收了他们的财产。
Synonyms
- ban
- 明令禁止，取缔 · 较常用，可指官方或一般性禁止；搭配为 ban sb from doing sth。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：把pro想成“公开”、scribe想成“写”；公开写下禁令，即禁止、谴责、放逐。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal and regulatory documents、formal academic writing、official notices proscribe 是正式书面用词，多用于法律、规章或正式公告中，表示禁止、谴责或放逐；日常口语中较少用，更常说 ban 或 prohibit。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都以 -scribe 结尾，重读部分均为 /skraɪb/，与 proscribe /prəʊˈskraɪb/ 押韵。注意拼写相近的 prescription /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/ 和 proscription /prəˈskrɪpʃən/ 不押韵：-scription 读作 /skrɪpʃən/，而不是 /skraɪb/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.