taboo /tә'bu:/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
- (n.) an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- (v.) declare as sacred and forbidden
Chinese translation
- n. 禁忌, 禁止接近, 禁止使用
- a. 禁忌的, 忌讳的
- vt. 禁忌, 忌讳, 禁止
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / adjective
- Pronunciation
- /tә'bu:/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.47 · Super Super Rare
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