be tabu
tabu用作形容词时,常与be动词连用,表示“被禁止的”。
Eating certain animals is tabu in some cultures.
在某些文化中,食用某些动物是禁忌的。
禁忌的;禁止的
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禁忌的;禁止的
forbidden or excluded from use, mention, or contact, especially by religious or social custom
Eating certain animals is tabu in some cultures.
在某些文化中,食用某些动物是禁忌的。
禁止使用或提及的
excluded from use or mention
禁止亵渎使用的(尤指南太平洋岛屿)
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
It is tabu to talk about politics at the dinner table.
在餐桌上谈论政治是禁忌的。
The word is still considered tabu in many traditional communities.
这个词在许多传统社区仍被认为是禁忌的。
Some topics remain tabu even among close friends.
有些话题即使在亲密朋友之间也仍然是禁忌的。
tabu用作形容词时,常与be动词连用,表示“被禁止的”。
Eating certain animals is tabu in some cultures.
在某些文化中,食用某些动物是禁忌的。
此结构表示“对某人而言做某事是禁忌”。
It is tabu for women to enter that temple.
女性进入那座寺庙是禁忌的。
表示在某群体或范围内是禁忌的。
Discussing politics is tabu among the elders.
在长辈中谈论政治是禁忌的。
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Smoking is a tabu in many public places.
Use this
Smoking is tabu in many public places.
tabu 作为形容词使用时,前面不需要加冠词 a。
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It is tabu of talking during the ceremony.
Use this
It is tabu to talk during the ceremony.
形容词 tabu 后应接不定式 to do,而不是 of + 动名词。
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