an official prohibition or edict against something
Adjective:
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance;
\\\"a dour, self-sacrificing life\\\"
\\\"a forbidding scowl\\\"
\\\"a grim man loving duty more than humanity\\\"
\\\"undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw\\\"
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;
\\\"a baleful look\\\"
\\\"forbidding thunderclouds\\\"
\\\"his tone became menacing\\\"
\\\"ominous rumblings of discontent\\\"
\\\"sinister storm clouds\\\"
\\\"a sinister smile\\\"
\\\"his threatening behavior\\\"
\\\"ugly black clouds\\\"
\\\"the situation became ugly\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
The coast was rocky and forbidding. 這個海岸是多巖石的和險峻的。
The house looked dark and forbidding. 這房子黑森森的,令人害怕。
That\\\'s why the chapter is so forbidding. 這是為何這一章圣經令人感到可怕不暢快的原因。
She has a forbidding manner , she is slow in making friends. 她有種拒人千里的樣子，難于交朋友。
The old professor seemed stern and forbidding. 這位老教授態度嚴肅，令人望而生畏。