forbid

forbid — verb

1. to order someone, using your authority, not to do a particular thing, or to make

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

to order someone, using your authority, not to do a particular thing, or to make a rule that stops an activity from taking place

例句

School rules forbid students from using phones during class.

forbid + object + from + -ing

After her knee surgery, the doctor forbade Rania to run for six months.

forbid + object + to-infinitive

同義詞
  • prohibit

    more formal and official; typically used for written laws and regulations

  • ban

    stronger and more direct; often used for specific items or activities, especially by governments

  • bar

    usually means preventing a person from doing or entering somewhere, often as a penalty

  • outlaw

    formal and strong; making something illegal through legislation

反義詞
  • allow

    the most general opposite; letting someone do something

  • permit

    more formal than 'allow'; often involves official permission

文法句型

forbid + noun phrase

forbid + object + to-infinitive

forbid + object + from + -ing

用法筆記

The past tense is 'forbade' (pronounced /fərˈbæd/ or /fərˈbeɪd/) and the past participle is 'forbidden.' Both 'forbid someone to do something' and 'forbid someone from doing something' are widely used, though 'from + -ing' is more common in American English.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher forbidded us to leave early.
✅The teacher forbade us to leave early.
💡The past tense of 'forbid' is 'forbade,' not 'forbidded.'
❌The rules forbid to smoke in the building.
✅The rules forbid smoking in the building.' or 'The rules forbid people to smoke in the building.
💡'Forbid' cannot be followed directly by a to-infinitive without a person as an object.

2. to make it impossible for a situation, event, or process to continue or take pla

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to make it impossible for a situation, event, or process to continue or take place

例句

The steep climb and heavy rain forbade any further progress that afternoon.

inanimate subject + forbid + abstract noun

The company's tight budget forbade any new hiring until the next financial year.

同義詞
  • prevent

    more common in everyday use; stop something from happening

  • hinder

    slows or creates obstacles, but does not always stop completely

  • preclude

    formal; make something impossible in advance

反義詞
  • enable

    make something possible

  • allow

    let something happen; not prevent

文法句型

forbid + noun phrase (abstract)

用法筆記

Unlike sense 1, this sense takes an abstract situation or event as its subject or object (progress, discussion, view, movement). It is found mainly in formal or literary written English rather than everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌The rain forbade us to go out.
✅The rain made it impossible for us to go out.' or 'The rain prevented us from going out.
💡In everyday speech, 'prevent' or 'make impossible' sound more natural for this sense; 'forbid' is quite formal.

forbid — adjective