taboo
/təˈbuː/📚 11599 1考研雅思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
noun [抽象名词]（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
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。
adjective [原级]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
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。
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 把……列为禁忌
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。
- taboo 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
- Lesson21 Williams S. Hart and the early 'Western' film taboo 名词: 戒律
“特不” → 特别强调不准干的事 → 禁忌； 禁止
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