Word · Frequency #10404
taboo
禁忌；忌讳
A social, emotional, or religious prohibition against doing or saying something.
- 1.
An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
因社会习俗或情感厌恶而产生的禁忌或禁令。
- 2.
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
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
- 3.
Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
因神圣而不得使用、接近或提及的事物。
- 4.
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
因社会习俗或情感厌恶而产生的禁忌或禁止
禁忌的事物；忌讳的东西；因社会习俗或情感厌恶而产生的禁忌或禁令。；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；因神圣而不得使用、接近或提及的事物。；因社会习俗或情感厌恶而产生的禁忌或禁止
In use
In many cultures, discussing money at the dinner table is considered a taboo.
Asking about someone's age is a taboo in Western cultures.
Travelers should learn about local social taboos before visiting a new country.
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。
break + a taboo
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。
a taboo on + noun/gerund
taboo on 和 taboo against 可互换，但 against 更常用。
Connections
Collocations
- social taboo
- 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。
- cultural taboo
- 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。
- taboo subject
- 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。
- break a taboo
- 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。
- taboo against
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：taboo 读起来像“他不”，联想“他不让说、不许碰”，即社会禁忌。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.