taboo
美音:[tæ´bu:
]
英音:[tæ´bu:
]
n.(宗教)禁忌、避讳,禁止接近,禁止使用 adj.禁忌的,忌讳的 vt.禁忌,避讳,禁制,禁止
难易程度:
taboo为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:tabooed/tabued 过去分词:tabooed/tabued 现在分词:tabooing/tabuing 第三人称单数:taboos/tabus
近义词, 同义词
taboo
/tə'bu:; [US] tæ'bu:; tæ`bu/
n (pl ~s)
1 [C, U] (in certain cultures) ban or prohibition on sth that is regarded for religious or other reasons as not to be done, touched, used, etc （某些文化的）禁忌, 忌讳.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) general agreement not to discuss or to do sth 不涉及某事物之一致作法
*There's a taboo on smoking in this office. 在这个办公室里一向是都不吸烟的.
adj prohibited by a taboo 禁忌的; 忌讳的
*Questions and problems that were once taboo are now discussed openly. 一度视为犯忌的许多问题现在可以公开谈论了.
* Sex is no longer the taboo subject it used to be. 现在不再像过去那样把性的问题视为禁区.
* Any mention of politics is taboo in his house. 在他家里一提政治就犯忌.
n (pl ~s)
1 [C, U] (in certain cultures) ban or prohibition on sth that is regarded for religious or other reasons as not to be done, touched, used, etc （某些文化的）禁忌, 忌讳.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) general agreement not to discuss or to do sth 不涉及某事物之一致作法
*There's a taboo on smoking in this office. 在这个办公室里一向是都不吸烟的.
adj prohibited by a taboo 禁忌的; 忌讳的
*Questions and problems that were once taboo are now discussed openly. 一度视为犯忌的许多问题现在可以公开谈论了.
* Sex is no longer the taboo subject it used to be. 现在不再像过去那样把性的问题视为禁区.
* Any mention of politics is taboo in his house. 在他家里一提政治就犯忌.
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