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
- Taboos related to soil also existed because Chinese people also showed great respect towards it.
与土壤的禁忌,也存在因为中国人也表现出很大的尊重对待它。 - His real intent was to question his own views on Korean culture and whether he could break some taboos.
他真正的意图是质疑自己对于韩国文化的看法,以及他是否能打破一些禁忌。 - Therefore there are many taboos during the Spring Festival.
所以春节时期有许多禁忌。 - You should take notice of the taboos on colours in the Chinese culture when choosing the appropriate packing paper.
在选择包装纸时,要注意到中国文化中颜色的忌讳。 - 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。 - Taboos vary from culture to culture.
文化不同,禁忌也不一样。 - Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly.
与其他诸多禁忌不同,胖是个为人们所不断谈论的话题。 - In China, taboos are usually due to pronunciation.
中国送礼的禁忌多半是发音的问题。 - In China today, such taboos no longer resonate.
而在当今中国,这些禁忌已不被认同了。 - 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。