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

• 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 today, such taboos no longer resonate.
  而在当今中国，这些禁忌已不被认同了。
• 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。
• Too many taboos exist both in English and Chinese.
  英汉两种语言都存在着大量的禁忌语。
• Tribal taboos forbade the mandinkas to eat the monkeys and baboons.
  部落的戒律禁止曼丁卡人吃猴肉和狒狒肉。
• There are also fewer taboos.
  禁忌也变少了。
• It was just last week that we heard about Love Land, China's first sex theme park, designed to improve sex education and bust taboos.
  上周我们听说了一个“爱情岛”，即我国第一性主题公园，旨在改善性教育和减少人们对性的禁忌。
• 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。
• 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。
• The paper contrasts euphemisms of both English and Chinese from the perspective of communication functions including avoidance of taboos, prettification or disguise, and politeness.
  本文试从交际功能角度，即避讳、美化和礼貌三个不同方面将英汉委婉语做了对比。