taboos
英 [təˈbuːz]
美 [tæˈbuz]
n. (文化或宗教习俗方面的)禁忌，忌讳，戒律; 禁止; 避讳
taboo的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 禁忌;忌讳
If there is atabooon a subject or activity, it is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive.- The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo...
毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。 - Religious dogmas often include strong sexual taboos and can create in children the impression that sex is sinful.
宗教教义中经常包含严格的性禁忌，这会给儿童留下“性是罪恶”的印象。 - Taboois also an adjective.
- Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened or embarrassed to talk openly about it.
癌症是个禁忌话题，公开谈论它会让人们感到恐慌或局促不安。
- The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo...
双语例句
- Even taboos against games such as poker and mahjong are eroding.
甚至对扑克和麻将等游戏的禁忌也在逐渐消逝。 - Tribal taboos forbade the mandinkas to eat the monkeys and baboons.
部落的戒律禁止曼丁卡人吃猴肉和狒狒肉。 - Cultural Influence on Linguistic Taboos and their Translation
文化差异对英汉语言语禁忌的影响及其翻译 - It's another to be asked to respect their taboos.
被要求尊敬他们的忌讳却是另一回事。 - Taboos surrounding menstruation and sex have existed since the times of the Old Testament.
月经和性的禁忌早在旧约的时候就存在了。 - Religion, sex, there are few taboos.
宗教，性，当然有一些禁忌。 - Familiarize yourself with the norms, rituals, and taboos of other cultures.
熟悉其它文化的规范、习俗和禁忌。 - She was unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
她被藩蓠、法律及外来的戒律赶下了马。 - Taboos vary from culture to culture.
文化不同，禁忌也不一样。 - Too many taboos exist both in English and Chinese.
英汉两种语言都存在着大量的禁忌语。