单词 | taboo |
释义 | Word Frequency taboo or tabu (təˈbuː) adjective 1. forbidden or disapproved of; placed under a social prohibition or ban taboo words 2. (in Polynesia and other islands of the South Pacific) marked off as simultaneously sacred and forbidden nounWord forms: plural -boos or -bus 3. any prohibition resulting from social or other conventions 4. ritual restriction or prohibition, esp of something that is considered holy or unclean verb 5. (transitive) to place under a taboo Word origin C18: from Tongan tapu |
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