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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for·bid
ETYMOLOGY Middle English forbidden, from Old English forbēodan, from for- + bēodan to bid — more at bid DATE before 12th century 1. to proscribe from or as if from the position of one in authority :command against the law forbids stores to sell liquor to minors her mother forbids her to go 2. to hinder or prevent as if by an effectual command space forbids further treatment here • for·bid·der noun Synonyms. forbid , prohibit , interdict , inhibit mean to debar one from doing something or to order that something not be done. forbid implies that the order is from one in authority and that obedience is expected smoking is forbidden in the building prohibit suggests the issuing of laws, statutes, or regulations prohibited the sale of liquor interdict implies prohibition by civil or ecclesiastical authority usually for a given time or a declared purpose practices interdicted by the church inhibit implies restraints or restrictions that amount to prohibitions, not only by authority but also by the exigencies of the time or situation conditions inhibiting the growth of free trade
adjective DATE 1606 archaic : accursed he shall live a man forbid — Shakespeare English Etymology forbid O.E. forbeodan, from for- "against" + beodan "to command" (see bid). Common Gmc. compound (cf. Du. verbieden, O.H.G.farbiotan, Ger. verbieten, Goth. faurbiudan). Forbidding"uninviting" first recorded 1712. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 forbid for·bid / fE5bid; NAmE fEr5b- / verb(for·bade / fE5bAd; fE5beid; NAmE fEr5b- / for·bid·den / fE5bidn; NAmE fEr5b- / ) 1. ~ sb (from doing sth) to order sb not to do sth; to order that sth must not be done 禁止；不准: ▪ [VN] He forbade them from mentioning the subject again. 他不准他们再提到这个问题。 Her father forbade the marriage. 她的父亲不允许这桩婚事。 ▪ [VN to inf] You are all forbidden to leave. 你们都不准离开。 ▪ [VNN] My doctor has forbidden me sugar. 医生禁止我吃糖。 OPP allow , permit ▪ [also VN -ing also V -ing] 2. (formal) to make it difficult or impossible to do sth 妨碍；阻碍；阻止 SYN prohibit :
▪ [VN] Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here. 由于篇幅所限,这里不能深入阐述这个问题。 ▪ [also VN to inf] IDIOMS ▪ God / Heaven for'bid (that...) (informal) used to say that you hope that sth will not happen 但愿这事不发生: 'Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me.' 'God forbid!' "也许你会像我一样,最终成为律师。" "但愿不会这样！" HELP Some people find this use offensive. 有人认为此用法含冒犯意。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English forbid verb ADV. strictly Smoking is strictly forbidden. | absolutely, totally, utterly You cannot do that. I absolutely forbid it. | expressly, specifically PREP. from He was forbidden from leaving the country. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb to debar one from using, doing, or entering or something from being used, done, or entered FF1C;smoking is forbiddenhereFF1E; FF1C;security regulations forbid the entry of unauthorized personsFF1E; Synonyms: ban, enjoin, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, taboo Related Words: debar, exclude, rule out, shut out; estop, obviate, preclude, prevent; forestall; proscribe, veto; check, curb, halt, restrain, stop; bar, block, hinder, impede, obstruct Contrasted Words: allow, let, suffer; authorize, license; approve, endorse, sanction; command, order; abide, bear, endure, tolerate Antonyms: permit; bid Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: God forbid for·bid I. \fȯrˈbid, fȯəˈ-, fə(r)ˈ-\ verb (for·bade \-ˈbad, -ˈbād, -ˈbaa(ə)d\ ; or for·bad ; for·bid·den \-ˈbidən\ ; or archaic forbid ; forbidding ; forbids) Etymology: Middle English forbidden, alteration (influenced by bidden to entreat, pray, invite, command) of forbeden, from Old English forbēodan (akin to Old Frisian urbiāda to forbid, Old High German firbiotan, Gothic faurbiodan), from for- + bēodan to offer, proclaim, command — more at bid transitive verb 1. : to command against or contrary to : interdict < forbid the banns > : prohibit < order … forbidding strikes of civil-service employees — Collier's Year Book > < the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges > < God forbid that war should come > 2. a. : to exclude or warn off from by express command < I forbid you the house > b. : to bar from use < forbade … movie cameras at House Committee hearings — Americana Annual > < running with the ball is forbidden in basketball > 3. : to hinder or prevent as if by an effectual command : make impossible or impracticable < rocky rapids forbade further progress up the stream > < space forbids further treatment of the subject here > < modesty forbids telling what my part in the affair was > intransitive verb : to utter a prohibition : hinder < forbid who will, none shall from me withhold longer thy offered good — John Milton > Synonyms: forbid , prohibit , enjoin , interdict , inhibit , and ban can mean, in common, to debar (someone) from doing, using, entering, or otherwise acting or to order (something) not to be done, used, entered, or otherwise acted upon. The more or less familiar forbid and the more formal prohibit imply the exercise of authority or the existence of imperative conditions, forbid suggesting an expected obedience or an absolute proscription, prohibit applying more particularly to official and less autocratic proscriptions < forbid a child to go out on a rainy day > < a law forbidding the sale of liquor on Sunday > < limitations of space forbid elaborately detailed treatments of these subjects — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > < the act was wrong in the sense that it was prohibited by law — B.N.Cardozo > < condemned for not taking active steps toward prohibiting an armed group from organizing on its soil — Collier's Year Book > < implements of war would be prohibited and prevented — Vera M. Dean > enjoin , a legal term implying a judicial order that forbids something under penalty, suggests a strong and compelling proscription or exhortation < the president, under the war powers, seized the railroads and the courts enjoined the strike — Collier's Year Book > < a deed of filial duty enjoined upon him by his father's fearful command — Karl Polanyi > < immediately after he had concluded his lecture, someone was certain to enjoin him to relax — Bryan MacMahon > interdict implies prohibition by authority usually for a given time and for a salutary purpose < the navy has prohibited, the church has interdicted the defloration ceremony, formerly an inseparable part of the marriages of girls of rank — Margaret Mead > < alcohol and tobacco are interdicted — Year Book of Medicine > < to interdict, or at least discourage, his visits — George Meredith > inhibit applies to the imposition of restraints or restrictions whether by authority or by circumstances or conditions < signalized the opening of a new reign by inhibiting stage plays — A.T.Quiller-Couch > < stiff royalties — payable in dollars — have inhibited widespread production of United States plays — W.H.Whyte > < the destructive exchange practices which inhibited the flow of world trade — Eugene Meyer > ban implies civil or ecclesiastical prohibition and strongly connotes condemnation or disapproval < these laws … were specific in naming the one weapon to be banned — R.W.Thorp > < the proscribed categories of persons banned from Federal employment — Benjamin Ginzburg > < authorities banned the rebuilding of wooden houses in the same area — Theodore Hsi-en Chen > II. adjective Etymology: from archaic past participle of forbid (I) archaic : accursed < she becomes a leper herself … and lives for years in a cave hermitage, a thing forbid — Nation > < the sensitive plant, like one forbid, wept — P.B.Shelley > |
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