taboo /təˈbu:/  I. n. [c] (pl. taboos or tabus) 禁忌（语），戒律：taboos and commandments清规戒律 Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society? 在你们的社会里, 婚前的性行为犯禁吗？‖II. adj. 禁忌的，忌讳的：Sex was a taboo subject.性曾是个禁忌话题。The burial ground was seen as a taboo place.墓地被看作是禁地。The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的。Such work was taboo to women禁止女性从事这种工作。