The T-shirts and bracelets act as an awareness-raising tool, allowing young people to engage and start talking about a subject that is scary and taboo and making it positive and upbeat.

的T恤衫和手镯作为一个宣传工具，让年轻人参与并开始谈论一个问题是可怕的禁忌，使之积极和乐观。

youdao

And so you've got this tension between what might be evolutionarily wired impulses and the kind of social constraints that say this isn't good, this isn't appropriate, this is taboo.

因此，两者之间有冲突,一方面，从进化论角度来看，你有这样的冲动,但是从社会建构的立场看,这不合适，是社会禁忌。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

It isn't exactly taboo to boohoo in sports these days.

WSJ: Handling the Bawl: March Madness Turns Into the Crying Game

In industries that have remained relatively strong, such as health care or education, asking for a raise won't be taboo, but Mr. Feiner still advises keeping expectations in check and using supporting evidence when making the case.

WSJ: It Can Be Done: Landing a Raise In a Recession

But even love matches can't be openly consummated before marriage, thanks to the taboo against premarital sex.

WSJ: India Needs a Sexual Revolution