taboo什么意思

taboo是什么意思：当taboo作为名词，中文意思为“禁忌”、“避讳”、“禁止”、“文化或宗教习俗方面的忌讳”；当taboo作为“禁忌的”、“忌讳的”。

taboo的基本含义及用法介绍

1、作为名词时，意为禁忌;避讳;禁止;(文化或宗教习俗方面的)忌讳;戒律。

例句：Death is one of the great taboos in our culture.

在我们的文化中，“死亡”是一大忌。

The subject is still a taboo in our family.

这个话题在我们家里仍然讳莫如深。

The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo...

毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。

Third, taboo have many methods, is a synthesizer. 

其三，避讳方法众多，是一个集大成者。

In the main, children are taboo in the workplace. 

工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。

It's one of the most taboo subjects there is to discuss. 

这里讨论的是人人都忌讳的话题。

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。

2、作为形容词时，意为禁忌的;忌讳的。

例句：Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air. 

她把这个近乎禁忌的话题处理得很轻松，令人耳目一新。

For most people, birth control is no longer such a taboo subject. 

对大多数人来说，节制生育已不再是那么一个禁忌的话题。

Taboo topics tend to make people feel uneasy. 

忌讳的话题往往会使人尴尬。

To the village doctor's wife it was taboo. 

这对本镇的医生太太来说是最忌讳的。

The taboo is related to our need for privacy, something that westerners take very seriously. 

这些忌讳都与西方的隐私问题有关，所以他们非常重视。