【taboo音标】 英[təˈbu:] 美[təˈbu:]
【单词释义】 taboo是什么意思：
n.禁忌；忌讳；戒律；禁忌的事物（或行为）adj.禁忌的，忌讳的vt.把…列为禁忌；禁止
[单词分级] 专四/雅思/SAT词汇
[单词复数] taboos [第三人称单数] taboos
[单词现在分词] tabooing
[单词过去式] tabooed
[单词过去分词] tabooed
【taboo形近词/近似词】
bamboo n.竹;竹子
【单词例句】
◇ In fact, the aversion touched many cultures, from the long-standing taboo in Islamic countries against eating and drinking with one's left hand, to the expectation in ancient Japan that any wife who didn't favor her right could be legally divorced on the spot, no questions asked.
事实上，古人对左手的厌恶跨越多国文化，从伊斯兰国家长久以来对于用左手吃喝的禁忌，到日本古代不爱用右手的妻子可能会当场被休，合理合法，连质询都不需要。