taboo
英 [təˈbu:] 美 [təˈbu, tæ-]

n.

禁忌；忌讳；戒律；禁忌的事物（或行为）

adj.

禁忌的，忌讳的；

vt.

把…列为禁忌，禁止；

变形

复数：taboos

英英释义

taboo[ tə'bu:, tæ- ]

• n.
  • a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

    同义词：tabu

  • an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

    同义词：tabu

• v.declare as sacred and forbidden
• adj.
  • excluded from use or mention

    "a taboo subject"

    同义词：forbiddenout(p)prohibitedproscribedtabuverboten

  • forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

    同义词：tabu

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Cannibalism is perhaps the ultimate cultural taboo.
   同类相食也许是人类文化的最高禁忌。
2. There's a taboo on smoking in this office.
   在这个办公室里一向是都不吸烟的。
3. Among Hindus there is a taboo against killing cows.
   印度教徒有禁止杀牛的戒律。
4. Any mention of politics is taboo in his house.
   在他家里一提政治就犯忌。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Sex is no longer the taboo subject it used to be.
   现在不再像过去那样把性的问题视为禁区。
2. Mr Fryer is prepared to test even the most taboo proposition.
   他准备去探索一系列包括最为禁忌的争议论题。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. A man should taboo bad hobbies, and cultivate good habits.
   作为男人应该避讳不良嗜好,培养良好的习惯。

权威例句

Lifting the taboo on adaptation
Taboo search: an approach to the multiple minima problem
A Fast Taboo Search Algorithm for the Job Shop Problem
Robust taboo search for the quadratic assignment problem
Parallel Taboo Search Techniques for the Job-shop Scheduling Problem
Taboo trade-offs: Reactions to transactions that transgress the spheres of justice.
Climate change 2007: lifting the taboo on adaptation.
Ant colony optimization combined with taboo search for the job shop scheduling problem
Purity and danger : an analysis of the concepts of pollution and taboo
The psychology of the unthinkable: taboo trade-offs, forbidden base rates, and heretical counterfactuals.