委婉语是另一个常见的解决办法:如果“公牛”是妻子不能说的禁忌词,她可能会说“犁地的那个东西”。
Euphemisms are another frequent solution: if the word "ox" is taboo for a wife to say, she may refer to "the one that plows" instead.
在过去,即便仅仅提到“死”这个词也被认为会带来不好的运气,而在一个人活着的时候便操办他的葬礼更是一个重大的禁忌。
In the past, even mentioning the word "death" was believed to bring bad luck, and preparing one's own funeral while still alive was a major taboo.
美国不仅不应该存在社会阶级,而且那几乎是一个肮脏的词——用一位社会学家的话来说就是“美国所禁忌的思想”。
Not only is social class supposed not to exist in America, it is almost a dirty word—“America's forbidden thought”, in the words of one sociologist.
鲍韦恩还说,就像在非洲和印度一样,澳大利亚的语言中有很多规则,规定了人们在“禁忌亲戚”在场时能使用哪些词。
As in Africa and India, there are a number of rules in Australian languages about which words one can say in the presence of "tabooed kin," Professor Bowern said.
保护这个词不再是禁忌语。
在美国,社会阶级不仅被假定是不存在的,而且社会阶级一词几乎等同于脏话,用一位社会学家的话说,是“美国的思想禁忌”。
Not only is social class supposed not to exist in America, it is almost a dirty word—"America's forbidden thought", in the words of one sociologist.
互相尊敬,禁忌(坏)词将发出警告。
Respect each other, taboo (bad) words will be given warning.
互相尊敬,禁忌(坏)词将发出警告。
Respect each other, taboo (bad) words will be given warning.
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