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.
  1. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo...
     毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。
  2. 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。
  3. Taboois also an adjective.
     
  4. 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。

双语例句

• One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat.
  在美国社会，最新的禁忌话题之一是胖。
• England's taboo and custom Three taboos Cannot the gasser English have the custom which lines up.
  英国的禁忌与习俗三个禁忌不能加塞英国人有排队的习惯。
• 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。
• Here he is breaking at least two taboos of central banking.
  安倍此举至少打破了央行的两个禁忌。
• 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。
• 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。
• A lot of taboos began to weaken in the 20th century.
  很多禁忌到了20世纪已经没那么大影响了。
• 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