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taboo word
释义
禁忌词：指在某些文化、宗教或社会环境中被认为不适当、冒犯或不吉利的词语。
例句
1·Hypnosis has been a taboo word for far too long. And many people see it in a mystical light.
一直以来，“催眠”这个词都似乎很忌讳，也有些人觉得催眠很神奇。
2·Taboo words can be mildly offensive to extremely offensive, and people will often use a more mild euphemism to replace a swear word when in mixed (or unknown) company.
禁忌词汇的程度可能从轻度污蔑到严重污蔑，人们一般常会在复杂(或者不明)的场合下，用温和些的婉转语来代替粗口。
3·Problems arise from a perspective that "potential is a taboo or code word for failure."
这种“潜力是一种禁忌或失败的代名词”的观点，很容易出现问题。
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