The prohibition on single-use plastics in the national park significantly reduced litter along the hiking trails.
国家公园对一次性塑料的禁令显著减少了徒步小径沿线的垃圾。
Which choice best defines “prohibition”?
D — The act of officially not allowing something. “prohibition” means the act of officially not allowing something.
Which word means “the act of officially not allowing something”?
C — prohibition. “prohibition” means the act of officially not allowing something.
prohibition — the act of officially not allowing something. In Chinese: 禁止.
prohibition is pronounced /ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃən/.
The prohibition on single-use plastics in the national park significantly reduced litter along the hiking trails. (国家公园对一次性塑料的禁令显著减少了徒步小径沿线的垃圾。)
ban, forbidding, restriction — all close in meaning to prohibition (the act of officially not allowing something).
permission, allowance — each the opposite of prohibition (the act of officially not allowing something).
Yes. prohibition is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.