The style guide proscribes abbreviations in titles, though it allows them freely in tables and figure captions.
该体例手册禁止在标题中使用缩写,但允许在表格和图注中自由使用。
Which choice best defines “proscribe”?
A — To forbid; denounce.. “proscribe” means To forbid; denounce..
Which word means “To forbid; denounce.”?
C — proscribe. “proscribe” means To forbid; denounce..
proscribe — To forbid; denounce.. In Chinese: 禁止;排斥.
proscribe is pronounced //prəˈskraɪb//.
The style guide proscribes abbreviations in titles, though it allows them freely in tables and figure captions. (该体例手册禁止在标题中使用缩写,但允许在表格和图注中自由使用。)
prohibit, forbid, ban — all close in meaning to proscribe (To forbid; denounce.).
permit, authorize — each the opposite of proscribe (To forbid; denounce.).
Yes. proscribe is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. 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.
pro(前) + scribe(写) → 公告列为禁物。