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a taboo against + noun/gerund
There is a taboo against discussing politics at the dinner table.
在餐桌上讨论政治是禁忌。
禁忌；忌讳
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禁忌；忌讳
A social, emotional, or religious prohibition against doing or saying something.
There is a taboo against discussing politics at the dinner table.
在餐桌上讨论政治是禁忌。
因社会习俗或情感厌恶而产生的禁忌或禁令。
An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
一种偏见(尤其在波利尼西亚和其他南太平洋岛屿),因其神圣性质而禁止使用或提及某物
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
因神圣而不得使用、接近或提及的事物。
Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
因社会习俗或情感厌恶而产生的禁忌或禁止
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
In many cultures, discussing money at the dinner table is considered a taboo.
在许多文化中，在餐桌上谈论金钱被视为一种禁忌。
Asking about someone's age is a taboo in Western cultures.
询问别人的年龄在西方文化中是一种忌讳。
Travelers should learn about local social taboos before visiting a new country.
旅行者在访问一个新国家之前，应该了解当地的社会禁忌。
There is a taboo against discussing politics at the dinner table.
在餐桌上讨论政治是禁忌。
She broke the taboo by speaking openly about her illness.
她公开谈论自己的疾病，打破了禁忌。
taboo on 和 taboo against 可互换，但 against 更常用。
The community has a taboo on using certain words.
这个社区禁止使用某些词语。
Not this
There is taboo about divorce in their culture.
Use this
There is a taboo about divorce in their culture.
英语中可数名词单数前需加冠词，taboo 为可数名词，汉语无冠词概念，易遗漏。
Not this
There is a taboo of mentioning death.
Use this
There is a taboo against mentioning death.
表示‘禁忌做某事’时，名词 taboo 后常用介词 against，而不是 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
社会禁忌
In many cultures, eating certain animals is a social taboo.
在许多文化中，吃某些动物是一种社会禁忌。
文化禁忌
Asking about salary is a cultural taboo in some workplaces.
在某些职场中，询问薪水是一种文化禁忌。
忌讳的话题
They avoided the taboo subject of religion at dinner.
他们在晚餐时回避了宗教这一忌讳的话题。
打破禁忌
Her novel bravely broke a taboo by discussing mental illness openly.
她的小说公开讨论精神疾病，勇敢地打破了禁忌。
对…的禁忌
There is a strong taboo against mentioning death in front of the patient.
在病人面前提及死亡是一个强烈的禁忌。
打破禁忌
The documentary broke a taboo by discussing mental illness openly.
这部纪录片公开讨论精神疾病，打破了禁忌。
禁忌话题
Money is often a taboo subject in our family.
在我们家，金钱常常是一个禁忌话题。
禁忌词
That's considered a taboo word in polite society.
在社交礼仪场合，那被认为是一个禁忌词。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use taboo naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法：taboo 读起来像“他不”，联想“他不让说、不许碰”，即社会禁忌。
语域：neutral 常见场景：社会文化讨论、心理学、日常对话 作名词时，通常用于谈论社会规范、文化习俗或心理上的禁忌；既见于较正式的文章，也多用于日常交流，语气不算随意，也不是特别书面。
这些词与 taboo 的重读元音和结尾相同（/u/），可视为押韵，其中 boo、zoo、blue 是单音节词，shampoo、canoe、bamboo 的重音也在最后一个音节。注意拼写中带 -oo 的词不一定都发 /u/：blood /blʌd/、flood /flʌd/、good /ɡʊd/、book /bʊk/ 读音不同，不可按拼写类推。
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