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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries高昂的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gāo'áng de
"高昂的价格让许多消费者望而却步。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Exceedingly high; so great as to discourage, prevent, or forbid purchase, use, or action.
"The prohibitive price of downtown housing forces many young professionals to live in the suburbs." - 2
Tending to prevent or discourage something.
"The government imposed prohibitive tariffs on imported steel to protect domestic manufacturing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word prohibit, stemming from the Latin prohibere (pro- 'before, forth' + habere 'to hold'), meaning to hold back or prevent. Over time, the adjectival form evolved to describe costs, prices, or conditions so severe that they effectively prevent purchase or action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prohibitive" is said worldwide
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prohibitif
Transliteration: /pʁɔ.i.bi.tif/
"Le prix prohibitif de ces billets empêche beaucoup de fans d'assister au concert."
unbezahlbar
Transliteration: /ˈʊnbəˌt͡saːlbaːɐ̯/
"Die Mieten in der Innenstadt sind für Normalverdiener oft unbezahlbar."
proibitivo
Transliteration: /proi.biˈti.vo/
"Il costo della vita in questa città è proibitivo."
prohibitivo
Transliteration: /pɾo.i.βiˈti.βo/
"El precio prohibitivo del coche nuevo hizo que decidiera comprar uno de segunda mano."
proibitivo
Transliteration: /pɾoj.biˈtʃi.vu/
"O custo dos medicamentos tornou-se proibitivo para muitas famílias."
अत्यधिक
Transliteration: atyadhik
"मकान की अत्यधिक कीमत के कारण वे शहर में नहीं रह सकते।"
高昂的
Transliteration: gāo'áng de
"高昂的价格让许多消费者望而却步。"
터무니없는
Transliteration: teomunieomneun
"그 차의 터무니없는 가격 때문에 구입을 포기했다."
法外な
Transliteration: haugaina
"そのホテルの法外な宿泊費に驚いた。"
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