prohibition
prohibition — 名詞
1. a rule, law, or official order that says a particular action or activity is not
禁令
官方禁止某項行為的法規或命令
a rule, law, or official order that says a particular action or activity is not allowed; also the act of forbidding something through legal or official authority.
The city council introduced a prohibition on late-night construction work near hospitals.
市議會針對醫院附近的深夜施工發布了一項禁令。
prohibition on + noun phrase
Many residents supported the prohibition of single-use plastic bags in local shops.
許多居民支持在當地商店禁止使用一次性塑膠袋的規定。
Despite the prohibition against hunting in the nature reserve, some people still entered with guns.
儘管自然保護區內禁止狩獵，仍有人帶著槍闖入。
The school's prohibition on using phones during class was clearly printed on every notice board.
學校關於課堂上禁止使用手機的規定，清楚印在每一塊布告欄上。
Minh's landlord issued a strict prohibition on painting the apartment walls without permission.
Minh 的房東嚴格禁止她在未經許可的情況下粉刷公寓牆壁。
- ban
shorter and more common in everyday language; 'ban' feels less formal than 'prohibition'
- embargo
specifically a government order that restricts trade with another country
- interdict
formal, often used in legal or church contexts; less common in general speech
- moratorium
a temporary stop, often agreed upon rather than imposed by law
- permission
general opposite — allowing rather than forbidding
- authorization
official approval to do something
文法句型
prohibition + on + noun/gerund
prohibition + of + noun
prohibition + against + noun/gerund
用法筆記
Frequently used with the prepositions on, of, or against: 'prohibition on smoking', 'prohibition of alcohol', 'prohibition against discrimination'. Can be either countable (a specific rule) or uncountable (the general act of forbidding). The verb form is prohibit, which is more common in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
2. a period of about thirteen years starting in 1920, during which United States la
禁酒令
美國禁酒時期 (1920–33)
a period of about thirteen years starting in 1920, during which United States law made it illegal to produce, transport, or sell alcoholic drinks.
During Prohibition, secret bars called speakeasies operated in basements all across New York.
禁酒令時期，名為「speakeasy」的地下酒吧在紐約各處地下室秘密營業。
capitalized: Prohibition as a named historical period
Samir read a novel about bootleggers who smuggled whiskey across the Canadian border during Prohibition.
Samir 讀了一本關於私酒販子在禁酒令期間偷運威士忌越過加拿大邊界的小說。
After Prohibition ended in 1933, breweries reopened and began selling beer legally again.
1933 年禁酒令結束後，啤酒廠重新開業，開始合法販售啤酒。
Organized crime in Chicago is closely tied to the Prohibition era of the 1920s.
芝加哥組織犯罪與 1920 年代的禁酒令時代密切相關。
Soraya was surprised that Prohibition made alcohol illegal for over a decade in the US.
Soraya 很驚訝禁酒令在美國讓酒精飲料非法了超過十年。
- the dry years
informal US expression for the Prohibition period
- the Noble Experiment
historical euphemism used by supporters of Prohibition; dated and ironic today
文法句型
during + Prohibition
the + Prohibition + era
用法筆記
Often capitalized as Prohibition when referring specifically to the US historical period (1920–1933). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers to a specific historical era, not a general rule or ban. The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution established it, and the Twenty-First Amendment repealed it.