taboo

タブー、禁忌

社会や宗教の決まりで、行うことや話すことを禁じられているもの。

やさしい英語で： A social or religious rule that stops people doing or talking about something.

• He broke a social taboo.
• There is a taboo against discussing money at dinner.
• Different cultures have different taboos about food.

使い方： taboo against something (There is a strong taboo against discussing family wealth.); taboo on something (The community has a taboo on eating certain animals.)

類義語： prohibition, ban

よく使う表現： social taboo, break a taboo, taboo against something

禁じられた、タブーの

社会や宗教の決まりで、行ったり使ったり話題にしたりできない様子。

やさしい英語で： Considered unacceptable to do, use, or discuss because of social or religious rules.

• Money was a taboo subject.
• These foods are taboo in her religion.
• Why is talking about death still taboo?

使い方： taboo in something (Discussing salaries is taboo in some workplaces.)

類義語： forbidden, prohibited

よく使う表現： taboo subject, taboo topic, taboo in something

禁じる

行うこと、使うこと、話題にすることを禁じると宣言すること。

やさしい英語で： To declare that something must not be done, used, or discussed.

• The community taboos certain foods.
• They tabooed any discussion of money.
• Why did the elders taboo that practice?

類義語： forbid, prohibit, ban

反対語： permit

よく使う表現： taboo a subject, taboo certain foods