proscribe

proscribe
verb
  1. [with obj.]forbid, especially by law
    (尤指通过法律)禁止
    strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces.
    武装部队仍然被禁止罢工。
    ■denounce or condemn
    谴责
    certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny.
    诸如一夫多妻制等为天主教所谴责的某些传统做法。
    ■(historical)outlaw (someone)
    (史)宣布(某人)为不法之徒
派生
proscription
noun
proscriptive
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'to outlaw'): from Latin proscribere, from pro- 'in front of' + scribere 'write'
用法
  1. Proscribe does not have the same meaning as prescribe: see usage at prescribe
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