Word
tabu
/təˈbuː/
noun
社会禁忌；忌讳
核心释义
泛指因社会习俗或心理厌恶形成的禁忌。
a ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- 1.
因神圣性而禁止使用或提及某物的禁忌(尤见于波利尼西亚等南太平洋岛屿)
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
- 2.
因社会习俗或情感厌恶而产生的禁止或禁忌
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
神圣禁忌；因神圣性而禁止使用或提及某物的禁忌(尤见于波利尼西亚等南太平洋岛屿)；因社会习俗或情感厌恶而产生的禁止或禁忌；禁忌
用法In use
Talking about salaries is still a tabu in many workplaces.
用法提示：此句中tabu为可数名词，表示社会习俗上的禁忌。
In some cultures, it is a tabu to point at someone with your finger.
用法提示：tabu作名词，后接不定式说明禁忌的具体行为。
Breaking the tabu against asking personal questions can make people uncomfortable.
用法提示：tabu与the连用，指特定的社会禁忌。
be a tabu
Discussing politics is a tabu in some families.
在某些家庭里，谈论政治是一种禁忌。
tabu against (doing) sth
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.