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
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  1. N-COUNT 禁忌;忌讳
    If there is a taboo on 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. Taboo is 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。
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双语例句

  1. In China today, such taboos no longer resonate.
    而在当今中国，这些禁忌已不被认同了。
  2. 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。
  3. Religion, sex, there are few taboos.
    宗教，性，当然有一些禁忌。
  4. 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。
  5. Therefore there are many taboos during the Spring Festival.
    所以春节时期有许多禁忌。
  6. There are also fewer taboos.
    禁忌也变少了。
  7. Cultural Influence on Linguistic Taboos and their Translation
    文化差异对英汉语言语禁忌的影响及其翻译
  8. Familiarize yourself with the norms, rituals, and taboos of other cultures.
    熟悉其它文化的规范、习俗和禁忌。
  9. You should learn the local taboos before going traveling.
    旅行之前你应该要知道当地的禁忌。
  10. Taboos surrounding menstruation and sex have existed since the times of the Old Testament.
    月经和性的禁忌早在旧约的时候就存在了。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. 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。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly.
    与其他诸多禁忌不同，胖是个为人们所不断谈论的话题。
  18. 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。
  19. Through a contrastive analysis, the present paper investigates the similarities and divergences of linguistic taboos in English and Chinese, which massively exist in both languages.
    语言禁忌是各种语言中都普遍存在的现象，本文对英语和汉语中的语言禁忌现象进行了探讨和对比分析，并揭示了其相似性和相异性。
  20. 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。
  21. She was unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
    她被藩蓠、法律及外来的戒律赶下了马。
  22. 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？
  23. Taboos related to soil also existed because Chinese people also showed great respect towards it.
    与土壤的禁忌，也存在因为中国人也表现出很大的尊重对待它。
  24. Some food taboos are based on religious beliefs.
    有些食物的禁忌是根据宗教信仰的。
  25. In China, taboos are usually due to pronunciation.
    中国送礼的禁忌多半是发音的问题。
  26. Most blind beliefs in heretical ideas and various taboos originate in some religious mentality.
    一些同志对歪理邪说和各种忌讳的迷信，大多源于某种宗教心理。
  27. Even taboos against games such as poker and mahjong are eroding.
    甚至对扑克和麻将等游戏的禁忌也在逐渐消逝。
  28. Taboos vary from culture to culture.
    文化不同，禁忌也不一样。
  29. 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。
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