🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

不允许

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù yǔnxǔ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Impermissible/ˌɪmpərˈmɪsəbl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"考试期间使用手机是不允许的。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not permitted or allowed.

    "The use of mobile phones during the exam was deemed impermissible."
  2. 2

    Not acceptable according to rules or standards.

    "His behavior was considered impermissible by the school's code of conduct."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'impermissible' originates from the prefix 'im-' meaning 'not' combined with 'permissible', which comes from the Latin 'permissibilis', meaning 'allowable'. The term has evolved in English usage since the late 19th century to denote something that is not allowed or accepted.

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