英 [təˈbuː] 美 [təˈbuː]
n. （宗教或社会习俗方面的）禁忌，忌讳；禁忌的事物，禁忌行为（或做法）；塔布
adj. 忌讳的，为社会习俗所不容的，不被人接受的；（因会冒犯人或引起尴尬而）禁忌的，忌讳的；（因太神圣或太邪恶而）禁止接触的，禁止使用的
vt. 把……列为禁忌
复数taboos
第三人称单数taboos
现在分词tabooing
过去式tabooed
过去分词tabooed
比较级more taboo
最高级most taboo
taboo /təˈbuː/ CET6 TEM4
可数名词 A taboo against a subject or activity is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive. 禁忌
The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo in our family.
毒瘾在我们家依然是个有些忌讳的话题。
形容词 Taboo is also an adjective. 禁忌的
Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened or embarrassed to talk openly about it.
癌症是个禁忌的话题，人们对公开谈论它感到害怕或尴尬。
declare as sacred and forbidden
excluded from use or mention
a taboo subject
同义词： forbidden / out(p) / prohibited / proscribed / tabu / verboten
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
同义词： tabu
忌避-引用次数：3
Part one discusses the cultural characters and cultural functions shared by taboo words, euphemism, and words for good luck.
第一部分论述忌避语、委婉语、吉祥语共同的文化性质和文化功能。
避讳-引用次数：22
The identification difficulties focus on the problems of the cross-dynasty,the non-specific on the taboo,year dating and form,and the lack of print time and press on the republications etc.
造成鉴定困难有:出版跨清末民国时代,避讳、纪年和形制等不被遵循,翻印缺刊印时间和出版机构等因素。
参考来源浅谈清末民国图书的版本鉴定
避讳-引用次数：40
The characteristics of the taboo, the taboo is more wide types.
在避讳的特点上,避讳种类更全。
禁忌
戒律
禁忌
塔布
古代中西方妇女禁忌的对比-中西文化论文|开题报告|毕业论文|文献综述-中西文化MBA论文 Key words: Taboo, Women, Culture [gap=351]关键词: 忌讳 妇女 文化
当然，运气的剖断也是一个不可或缺的因素，不过道听涂说是兵家大忌(Taboo)，运气的判断(Judge)一样是可以有所根据的判断，而不是单纯的在碰运气。
...摘要】禁忌,是指在中西方文化中的一种十分普遍的现象。由于传统或风俗的原因使人们有意识的避免触及到一些事物。而禁忌语(taboo)是指语言中特定场合下能引起听者不满的词语。一般来说,这种语言极不雅致,但仍是语言的一部分。
The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo in our family.
毒瘾在我们家依然是个有些忌讳的话题。
Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air.
她对一个几乎是禁忌话题的干脆处理令人耳目一新。
Sexually explicit scenes in movies and books were taboo under the old regime.
电影和书籍中露骨的性爱场景在旧体制下是禁忌的。
Efforts to promote ethnic minorities, known as affirmative-action programs in the United States, are taboo in France.
VOA : standard.2010.02.02
But in the case of film studies, that was also a taboo subject until recently.
不过电影研究，一直以来也无人问津,电影研究的热潮也就是最近几十年的事情。
电影哲学课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
And so you've got this tension between what might be evolutionarily wired impulses and the kind of social constraints that say this isn't good, this isn't appropriate, this is taboo.
因此，两者之间有冲突,一方面，从进化论角度来看，你有这样的冲动,但是从社会建构的立场看,这不合适，是社会禁忌。
心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
"In Islam,pigs are considered haram, taboo,dirty.
VOA : standard.2010.03.20
I mean,I think that knowing how HIV basically gets transmitted is something that people are afraid, that people know that they have had extra-marital sex-the whole concept of men who have sex with other men-- it's a big taboo, and the region does not want to admit that we have these groups.
VOA : standard.2010.07.07
But Davis says despite the country's Catholic culture, condoms are not religiously taboo in Haiti.
This is one taboo which I am right on board in helping to smash.
Privatisation of the country's state industries, which account for 30% of the economy, remains taboo.