taboo avoidance

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The replacement of a word or phrase with another by way of euphemism to avoid a cultural taboo (e.g. because the older word has become vulgar, or due to the belief that mentioning a dangerous creature's name may cause that creature to appear). countable,uncountable
    — It is believed that Slavic *medvědь (“bear”, literally “honey-eater”) replaced an earlier word because of taboo avoidance.

词形变化

taboo avoidances plural
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