prohibition
gb/pɹˌoʊəbˈɪʃən/ us/pɹˌoʊəbˈɪʃən/
B2
Англійська
~ 4100
Значення
0 значень
Іменник
B2
entity
1
An official ban on something
A rule or law that says something is not allowed.
Модель уживання:
prohibition on [activity/thing]
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prohibition' with 'precaution'; 'prohibition' means something is not allowed, not something done for safety.
Синоніми
ban (More common in everyday speech; can be less formal than 'prohibition'.)
|
forbiddance (Less common and more formal or old-fashioned than 'prohibition'.)
Антоніми
permission (Indicates allowance instead of restriction.)
|
authorization (An official approval, opposite of forbidding.)
Словосполучення
prohibition on smoking
|alcohol prohibition
|prohibition against discrimination
|strict prohibition
|legal prohibition
Теми
law
|society
|government
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- The city has a strict prohibition on smoking in public parks.
- There is a prohibition against using mobile phones during the exam.
- The new law introduces a prohibition on plastic bags.
- Prohibition of fireworks is enforced during the dry season.
- The government announced the prohibition of certain pesticides.
Навчальні приклади
- There is a prohibition on eating in the library.
- The school has a prohibition against running in the halls.
- The law makes a prohibition on dangerous driving.
- Prohibition of smoking is common in restaurants.
- They made a prohibition on loud music at night.
Іменник
B2
event
2
US period banning alcohol (1920–1933)
A time in US history (1920–1933) when making or selling alcohol was illegal.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may think 'Prohibition' always means alcohol ban; outside historical context it can mean any ban.
Синоніми
the Volstead Act period (Refers specifically to the law that enforced Prohibition.)
Антоніми
post-Prohibition era (The time after alcohol became legal again in the US.)
Словосполучення
during Prohibition
|Prohibition era
|end of Prohibition
Теми
history
|law
|culture
|politics
Приклади
- Many speakeasies operated illegally during Prohibition.
- Prohibition led to the rise of organized crime in the United States.
- The end of Prohibition was marked by the ratification of the 21st Amendment.
- Alcohol smuggling was common during Prohibition.
- Prohibition changed American drinking culture.
Навчальні приклади
- During Prohibition, alcohol was not legal in the USA.
- Prohibition started in 1920 and ended in 1933.
- Many people broke the law during Prohibition.
- Prohibition made beer and wine illegal.
- The 21st Amendment ended Prohibition.
Граматика
Словникова форма
prohibition
IPA
GB/pɹˌoʊəbˈɪʃən/
US/pɹˌoʊəbˈɪʃən/
Склади й наголос
pro - hib - i - tion (4 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (hib)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: prohibition
- Plural: prohibition, prohibitions
Споріднені слова
Forms
prohibitions
noun
Core family
prohibit
verb B2
prohibitive
adjective C1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
prohibitively
adverb C1
prohibitory
adjective
Вирази
during Prohibition
1/dˈʊɹɪŋ pɹˌoʊəbˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
In the US alcohol ban era
At the time between 1920 and 1933 when alcohol was illegal in the USA.
Приклади
- Many jazz clubs secretly served alcohol during Prohibition.
- During Prohibition, criminals made money selling illegal liquor.
prohibition on
1/pɹˌoʊəbˈɪʃən ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
Official ban on a specific thing
When a rule or law says you cannot do a certain thing.
Приклади
- There is a prohibition on fishing in this lake.
- The company has a prohibition on personal phone calls during work hours.