| 词汇 | taboo |
| 释义 | taboo noun[ C ] uk /təˈbuː/ us /təˈbuː/pluraltaboos a subject, word, or action that is avoided for religious or social reasons: （宗教或社会习俗方面的）禁忌，忌讳 In this society there is a taboo on/against any sort of public display of affection.在这个社会里，人们忌讳当众示爱。 He would not hesitate to break any taboo. Betty Ford bravely broke the taboo and spoke out about her breast cancer. Discussing money has always been a social taboo in Britain. There's a big taboo around homosexuality in some communities. Forbidding and banning things abolish abolition abolitionist anti-censorship ban debar someone from something/doing something decertification decertify deny something to someone disallow non-valid off-limits out of boundsidiom outlaw prohibit unauthorized unkosher unsanctioned verboten veto GrammarSwearing and taboo expressions Swear words and taboo words can intensify what is said, but they can shock or give offence. Swearing and the use of taboo words and expressions is quite common in speaking. We often hear and use it both in private and in public settings and in films, on television and on the radio. … taboo adjective uk /təˈbuː/ us /təˈbuː/ avoided for religious or social reasons: For some people, death is a taboo subject. He believes that nothing should be taboo in films. Words which were once taboo have become everyday expressions. Sex is no longer a taboo subject at nursing homes. In the early 1970s the topic of death began to emerge from its taboo status. Forbidding and banning things abolish abolition abolitionist anti-censorship ban debar someone from something/doing something decertification decertify deny something to someone disallow non-valid off-limits out of boundsidiom outlaw prohibit unauthorized unkosher unsanctioned verboten veto taboo | American Dictionarytaboo noun[ C ] us/təˈbu, tæ-/pluraltaboos something that is avoided or forbidden for religious or social reasons: Dealing with mental illness is a sensitive issue, with a lot of taboos. tabooadjective[ not gradable ]us/təˈbu, tæ-/ The article analyzes the ways in which English speakers deal with taboo words. |
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