taboo

英 [təˈbuː]

美 [təˈbuː]

n.  (文化或宗教习俗方面的)禁忌，忌讳，戒律; 禁止; 避讳
adj.  禁忌的，忌讳的

复数：taboos　

考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.10404 / COCA.11305

牛津词典

noun

• （文化或宗教习俗方面的）禁忌，忌讳，戒律
  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
  1. an incest taboo
     乱伦禁忌
  2. a taboo on working on a Sunday
     禁止星期日工作的习俗
  3. to break/violate a taboo
     触犯禁忌
  4. Death is one of the great taboos in our culture.
     在我们的文化中，“死亡”是一大忌。
• 禁止；避讳
  a general agreement not to do sth or talk about sth
  1. The subject is still a taboo in our family.
     这个话题在我们家里仍然讳莫如深。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 禁忌;忌讳
  If there is atabooon a subject or activity, it is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive.
  1. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo...
     毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。
  2. Religious dogmas often include strong sexual taboos and can create in children the impression that sex is sinful.
     宗教教义中经常包含严格的性禁忌，这会给儿童留下“性是罪恶”的印象。
  3. Taboois also an adjective.
     
  4. Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened or embarrassed to talk openly about it.
     癌症是个禁忌话题，公开谈论它会让人们感到恐慌或局促不安。

英英释义

noun

• an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
  Synonym:tabu
• a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
  Synonym:tabu

verb

• declare as sacred and forbidden

adj

• excluded from use or mention
  1. forbidden fruit
  2. in our house dancing and playing cards were out
  3. a taboo subject
  Synonym:forbiddenout(p)prohibitedproscribedtabuverboten
• forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
  Synonym:tabu

双语例句

• The words legacy and entitlement and dynasty are "almost taboo" in the family, he says.
  他说，在他家里，遗产、特权和王朝这几个词差不多是禁忌。
• Short is the new taboo.
  而矮小则成了新禁忌。
• Sex is a taboo topic in some homes.
  在某些家庭中“性”是一个禁谈的话题。
• This year the taboo has been broken.
  然而今年，这个“禁忌”被打破了。
• The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo
  毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。
• All human behavior exists on a continuum between the poles of the ideal and the taboo.
  一切人类行为存在于理想和禁忌两极之间的连续区。
• There's almost a national taboo against it.
  甚至有国家和宗教上的禁忌来反对它。
• For most people, birth control is no longer such a taboo subject.
  对大多数人来说，节制生育已不再是那么一个禁忌的话题。
• In every culture, there are certain topics that are taboo to speak about.
  在每一个不同的文化中，都有一些禁忌的话题。
• He said that one taboo area is religious faith, but not how people use their faith.
  他说一个禁忌领域就是一种宗教的信仰，而不是人们如何去使用他们的信仰。