forfend

vt. 防止, 防避, 防护

发音

UK /fɔːˈfɛnd/
UK /fə-/
US /fɔɹˈfɛnd/

词形变化

forfended forfending forfends 三单 forfends forfending 现在分词 forfended 过去式 forfended 过去分词

别名

forefend

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.

    古体

    2008, Lew, short circuit operators, zbadnYZNaK6VM1zanZ2dnUVZ_r7inZ2d@comcast.com What? Multi-posting? Usenet Gods forfend!

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

avoid avert deflect fend off head off debar forefend obviate stave off ward off

上位词 5

prevent forbid foreclose preclude forestall

相关短语

heaven forfend God forfend

词源

From Middle English forfenden (“to ward off, protect, prohibit”), equivalent to for- + fend.

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