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Forbid V German Fə'Bid V.不许,禁止;妨碍,阻止 英 不许,禁止(Order Sb

单词 forbid
音标 [fə'bid]
解释 v.不许,禁止;妨碍,阻止
红宝书 【英】 v. 不许,禁止(order sb not to do sth);妨碍,阻止(make sth difficult or impossible )
【考】 反义词: countenance(支持)
【例】 Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here.
字源 forbid (v.)
Old English forbeodan "forbid, prohibit," from for- "against" + beodan "to command" (see bid). Common Germanic compound (cognates: Dutch verbieden, Old High German farbiotan, German verbieten, Old Norse fyrirbjoða, Gothic faurbiudan "to forbid"). Related: Forbade; forbidden.
不择手段背单词 v. 禁止; 妨碍; 阻止 = prohibit = preclude
【参】forbidding(adj 可怕的: 企图威胁阻止进展的; 令人难亲近的)
【反】countenance(v 赞助; 支持n 面容)
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