[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
late Middle English (in the sense 'to outlaw'): from Latin proscribere, from pro- 'in front of' + scribere 'write'
用法
Proscribe does not have the same meaning as prescribe: see usage at prescribe