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tabu n. 禁忌;禁止;戒律;禁制 禁忌;禁止;戒律;禁制 tabu adj 1: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands [ synonym: { taboo}, { tabu}] 2: excluded from use or mention; " forbidden fruit"; " in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; " a taboo subject" [ synonym: { forbidden}, { out( p)}, { prohibited}, { proscribed}, { taboo}, { tabu}, { verboten}] n 1: a prejudice ( especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature [ synonym: { taboo}, { tabu}] 2: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion [ synonym: { taboo}, { tabu}] Taboo \ Ta* boo"\, a. [ Written also { tabu} and { tapu}.] [ Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.] Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons or uses; hence, prohibited under severe penalties; interdicted; as, food, places, words, customs, etc., may be taboo. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taboo \ Ta* boo"\, n. A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [ Written also { tabu}.] [ 1913 Webster]
Taboo \ Ta* boo"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Tabooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Tabooing}.] To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set apart as a sanctuary for criminals. [ Written also { tabu}.] [ 1913 Webster]
Tabu \ Ta* bu"\, n. & v. See { Taboo}. [ 1913 Webster]
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