prohibition

英 [ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃn]

美 [ˌproʊɪˈbɪʃn]

n. (尤指通过法律的)禁止，阻止; 禁令; 禁律; (美国1920至1933年的)禁酒时期

Collins.1 / BNC.6635 / COCA.6807

牛津词典

noun

（尤指通过法律的）禁止，阻止
the act of stopping sth being done or used, especially by law
1. the prohibition of smoking in public areas
  禁止在公共场所吸烟的规定
禁令；禁律
a law or a rule that stops sth being done or used
1. a prohibition against selling alcohol to people under the age of 18
  禁止向18岁以下青少年售酒的法令
（美国1920至1933年的）禁酒时期
(in the US) the period of time from 1920 to 1933 when it was illegal to make and sell alcoholic drinks

noun

the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
1. they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
2. a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages
3. he ignored his parents' forbiddance
Synonym:inhibitionforbiddance
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
1. in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US
a decree that prohibits something
Synonym:banproscription
refusal to approve or assent to
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
Synonym:prohibition era