taboo

noun

/təˈbuː/

(plural taboos)

taboo (against/on something) a cultural or religious custom that does not allow people to do, use or talk about a particular thing as people find it offensive or embarrassing（文化或宗教习俗方面的）禁忌，忌讳，戒律
- an incest taboo乱伦禁忌
- a taboo on working on a Sunday禁止星期日工作的习俗
- to break/violate a taboo触犯禁忌
- Death is one of the great taboos in our culture.在我们的文化中，“死亡” 是一大忌。
- The play violates several taboos on sexuality.该剧违反有关性行为的几个禁忌。
- his failure to observe the tribe's rigid taboos他对部落严格戒律的违背
- taboos surrounding menstruation与月经相关的禁忌
- the problem of breaking down deep-seated cultural taboos破除根深蒂固的文化禁忌这个难题
- the taboo about religion in British society英国社会的宗教禁忌
- the taboo against marrying a foreigner与外国人结婚的禁忌
- They broke cultural taboos against women attending such meetings.他们打破了禁止妇女参加此类会议的文化禁忌。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- powerful
- cultural
- religious
- …
verb + taboo
- break
- shatter
- violate
- …
taboo + noun
- subject
preposition
- taboo about
- taboo against
- taboo on
- …
taboo (against/on something) a general agreement not to do something or talk about something禁止；避讳
- The subject is still a taboo in our family.我们家仍然很避讳谈论这件事。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- powerful
- cultural
- religious
- …
verb + taboo
- break
- shatter
- violate
- …
taboo + noun
- subject
preposition
- taboo about
- taboo against
- taboo on
- …

词源late 18th cent.: from Tongan tabu ‘set apart, forbidden’; introduced into English by Captain Cook.

词汇	taboo
释义	taboo adjective /təˈbuː/ /təˈbuː/ considered so offensive or embarrassing that people must not mention it 禁忌：被认为是令人反感或令人尴尬的，人们不得提及 in the days when sex was a taboo subject在谈性色变的时代 Any talk of the divorce is strictly taboo.任何关于离婚的谈论都是严格禁止的。 taboo noun /təˈbuː/ /təˈbuː/ (plural taboos) taboo (against/on something) a cultural or religious custom that does not allow people to do, use or talk about a particular thing as people find it offensive or embarrassing（文化或宗教习俗方面的）禁忌，忌讳，戒律 an incest taboo乱伦禁忌 a taboo on working on a Sunday禁止星期日工作的习俗 to break/violate a taboo触犯禁忌 Death is one of the great taboos in our culture.在我们的文化中，“死亡” 是一大忌。 The play violates several taboos on sexuality.该剧违反有关性行为的几个禁忌。 his failure to observe the tribe's rigid taboos他对部落严格戒律的违背 taboos surrounding menstruation与月经相关的禁忌 the problem of breaking down deep-seated cultural taboos破除根深蒂固的文化禁忌这个难题 the taboo about religion in British society英国社会的宗教禁忌 the taboo against marrying a foreigner与外国人结婚的禁忌 They broke cultural taboos against women attending such meetings.他们打破了禁止妇女参加此类会议的文化禁忌。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective powerful cultural religious … verb + taboo break shatter violate … taboo + noun subject preposition taboo about taboo against taboo on … taboo (against/on something) a general agreement not to do something or talk about something禁止；避讳 The subject is still a taboo in our family.我们家仍然很避讳谈论这件事。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective powerful cultural religious … verb + taboo break shatter violate … taboo + noun subject preposition taboo about taboo against taboo on … 词源late 18th cent.: from Tongan tabu ‘set apart, forbidden’; introduced into English by Captain Cook.
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