taboo 详细解释
taboo
[tə'bu:]
n.禁忌, 禁止接近, 禁止使用
adj.禁忌的
vt.禁忌
n.
1. 禁忌, 忌讳; 戒律[U][C]
2. 禁忌的事物(或行为); 禁忌语[C]
3. 禁忌信奉, 守戒
a.
禁忌的, 忌讳的; 禁止的
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。
vt.
把……列为禁忌; 禁止
词形变化
动词过去式: tabooed/tabued | 动词过去分词: tabooed/tabued | 动词现在分词: tabooing/tabuing | 动词第三人称单数: taboos/tabus |
词义辨析
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 taboo:
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
同义词：tabu
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
同义词：tabu
动词 taboo:
declare as sacred and forbidden
形容词 taboo:
excluded from use or mention
同义词：forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, tabu, verboten
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
同义词：tabu
补充
tabootaboo英:[təˈbu:] 美:[təˈbu, tæ-]n.1.禁忌; 忌讳; 戒律Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society?在你们的社会里, 婚前的性行为犯禁吗？adj.1.禁忌的; 忌讳的The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的。例句
1. Cancer is a taboo subject.癌症是个禁忌话题。 2. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo.毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。 3. The subject was tabooed.这个话题禁止讨论。 4. sex was a taboo subject.性曾是个禁忌话题。 5. the burial ground was seen as a taboo place.墓地被看作是禁地。 6. traditional societies taboo female handling of food during this period.传统社会禁止女性在这个时期触摸食物。 7. Sex is a taboo subject for many people.对很多人来说，性是个忌讳的话题。 8. "In this company, dating a coworker is considered taboo."这家公司忌讳同事之间谈恋爱。 9. religious/social taboos against drinking alcohol饮酒的宗教戒律/社会法规 10. Marrying a close relative is a taboo in many cultures.近亲结婚在很多文化风俗中是个禁忌。