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be verboten
verboten 常作表语形容词，意为“被禁止的”。
Smoking is verboten in this building.
本大楼内禁止吸烟。
禁止的；严禁的
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禁止的；严禁的
excluded from use or mention
Smoking is verboten in this building.
本大楼内禁止吸烟。
禁止使用或提及的。
excluded from use or mention
Smoking is verboten in this entire office building.
在这整栋办公大楼里吸烟是禁止的。
The teacher declared all mobile phones verboten during the exam.
老师宣布考试期间所有手机一律禁止使用。
Discussions about the surprise party were strictly verboten until Friday.
在周五之前，关于惊喜派对的讨论是严格禁止的。
verboten 常作表语形容词，意为“被禁止的”。
Smoking is verboten in this building.
本大楼内禁止吸烟。
作定语时，直接修饰名词，表示“被禁止的”。
They discussed verboten topics at the meeting.
他们在会议上讨论了被禁止的话题。
使用形式主语 it 的结构，表示“做某事是被禁止的”。
It is verboten to park here.
此处禁止停车。
Not this
The government verbotens public gatherings.
Use this
The government forbids public gatherings.
中文学习者常将 'verboten' 误用作动词，如 'verbotens' 是错误变形。'verboten' 是形容词，意为'被禁止的'，不可加动词词尾；应使用动词 'forbid' 表达禁止的动作。
Not this
This action was verboten by the committee.
Use this
This action was forbidden by the committee.
学习者常误将 'verboten' 当作过去分词使用，如 'was verboten'。实际上 'verboten' 是形容词，不用于被动语态；应使用过去分词 'forbidden' 构成被动结构。
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常用作表语或定语，后接不定式表示'禁止做某事'。
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