proscribe /prəʊˈskraɪb/ ( proscribing, proscribed, proscribes )

• 1. 

  V-T If something is proscribed by people in authority, the existence or the use of that thing is forbidden. 正式宣布被禁止 [正式] [usu passive]

  例：

  In some cultures surgery is proscribed.

  在有些文化里，外科手术是被禁止的。

  例：

  They are proscribed by federal law from owning guns.

  根据联邦法律规定，他们不准拥有枪支。