forbidding

fә'bidiŋ
托福GRE

英文释义

n an official prohibition or edict against something
v command against
v keep from happening or arising; make impossible
s harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
s threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

中文翻译

a. 严峻的, 可怕的, 令人难亲近的

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记忆技巧

forbidding 可拆分为前缀 for- 和词根 bid。前缀 for- 表示“反对、禁止”，而 bid 意为“命令、要求”。因此，forbidding 的意思是“禁止的、令人害怕的”。

例句

1. The teacher had a forbidding look that made the students nervous.
老师的表情很严厉，让学生们感到紧张。
2. The dark clouds gave the sky a forbidding appearance.
乌云让天空显得阴沉可怕。
3. She found the old castle to be both beautiful and forbidding.
她觉得这座古老的城堡既美丽又令人畏惧。

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