| 释义 |
taboo or tabu /tə-booˈ/ adjective- Subject to taboo
- Forbidden, esp because holy or unclean
noun (pl taboosˈ or tabusˈ)- Any recognized or general prohibition, interdict, restraint, ban, exclusion or ostracism
- Orig a Polynesian (or other) system of prohibitions connected with things considered holy or unclean
- Any one of these prohibitions
transitive verb (tabooˈing or tabuˈing; tabooedˈ or tabuedˈ)- To place under taboo
- To forbid approach to or use of
ORIGIN: Tongan tabu (pronounced /täˈboo/) holy, unclean |