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

• There are also fewer taboos.
  禁忌也变少了。
• A lot of taboos began to weaken in the 20th century.
  很多禁忌到了20世纪已经没那么大影响了。
• Here he is breaking at least two taboos of central banking.
  安倍此举至少打破了央行的两个禁忌。
• What to make of this jumble of conflicting language taboos?
  从这个有争执的语言禁忌的乱摊子当中，我们能悟出什么呢？
• Therefore there are many taboos during the Spring Festival.
  所以春节时期有许多禁忌。
• It's another to be asked to respect their taboos.
  被要求尊敬他们的忌讳却是另一回事。
• In China today, such taboos no longer resonate.
  而在当今中国，这些禁忌已不被认同了。
• In China, taboos are usually due to pronunciation.
  中国送礼的禁忌多半是发音的问题。
• 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。
• 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。