taboo
noun[C]
uk/təˈbuː/us/təˈbuː/pluraltaboosasubject, word, oractionthat isavoidedforreligiousorsocialreasons:
In thissocietythere is a tabooon/againstanysortofpublicdisplayofaffection.在这个社会里，人们忌讳当众示爱。
He would nothesitatetobreakany taboo.
- Betty Fordbravelybrokethe taboo andspokeout about herbreastcancer.
- Discussingmoneyhas always been asocialtaboo inBritain.
- There's abigtaboo aroundhomosexualityin somecommunities.
Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolition
- abolitionist
- anti-censorship
- ban
- curfew
- debar
- decertification
- decertify
- deny
- disallow
- non-valid
- off-limits
- out of boundsidiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- unauthorized
- unkosher
- verboten
- veto
Grammar
Swearing and taboo expressions
Swear words and taboo words can intensify what is said, but they can shock or give offence. Swearing and the use of taboo words and expressions is quite common in speaking. We often hear and use it both in private and in public settings and in films, on television and on the radio.…taboo
adjective
uk/təˈbuː/us/təˈbuː/avoidedforreligiousorsocialreasons:
For somepeople,deathis a taboosubject.
Hebelievesthat nothing should be taboo infilms.
- Words which wereoncetaboo havebecomeeverydayexpressions.
- Sex is nolongera taboosubjectatnursinghomes.
- In the early 1970s thetopicofdeathbegantoemergefromitstaboostatus.
Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolition
- abolitionist
- anti-censorship
- ban
- curfew
- debar
- decertification
- decertify
- deny
- disallow
- non-valid
- off-limits
- out of boundsidiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- unauthorized
- unkosher
- verboten
- veto