prohibitively
prohibitively はTOEIC 860・TOEFL 80・IELTS 6.5レベルの英単語で、「法外に」という意味があります。発音記号は /proʊˈhɪbətɪvli/ です。
法外に
解説 Definition
費用や困難さなどが大きすぎて、実行が非常に難しい、または不可能に近い程度であることを表す副詞です。
Prohibitively means to an extreme degree that makes something impossible or very hard to do, especially because of cost. It is often used with words like "expensive" or "difficult" to show that the level is too high for most people.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- very expensive は単に「とても高い」。prohibitively expensive は「高すぎて購入や実行が難しい」という含みがあります。 Very expensive simply means a high price. Prohibitively expensive implies that the price makes buying or doing something very difficult.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
prohibit「禁止する」と結びつけ、「値段や難しさが実質的に行動を止めるほど」と覚えましょう。
Link it with prohibit, meaning to stop or forbid something. Picture a price or difficulty so great that it effectively stops you from acting.
例文
The costs are prohibitively high for most families.
その費用は法外に高く、ほとんどの家族には負担できません。
The treatment is prohibitively expensive without insurance coverage.
保険なしでは、その治療は法外に高額です。
The project's complexity made it prohibitively difficult to complete.
プロジェクトが複雑なため、完了するのはほとんど不可能なほど困難になりました。
prohibitively の類義語・関連語
prohibitively の語源・成り立ち Etymology
prohibitively は prohibit + -ive + -ly から成る形です。prohibit はラテン語 pro-「前で」+ habere「つかむ」にさかのぼり、「手前で押さえて通さない」感覚で「禁じる」になりました。inhibit と同系で、「高くて無理」という意味につながります。
"Prohibitively" is formed from "prohibitive" plus "-ly." The main word goes back to Latin "prohibere," made from "pro-" meaning "before" and a form related to "habere," meaning "to hold." The original idea was of holding something back or stopping it in front, which became the sense "forbid" or "prevent." It is related to "inhibit," and later gave rise to the modern sense of something being so costly that it prevents action.
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