taboo
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 禁忌,禁止接近,禁止使用
- adj.
- 禁忌的,忌讳的
- vt.
- 禁忌,忌讳,禁止
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 借自 ←to tapu “prohibited, sacred”
- 源自 ←poz-pol-pro *tapu
- 源自 ←poz-oce-pro *tabu
- 源自 ←pqe-pro *tambu
词源说明
The p in the Tongan source was misheard as b.
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred