词组 | no-no |
释义 | no-no Theme: FORBIDDEN n. something that is not (to be) done. (Essentially juvenile.)You can't smoke in here. That's a no-no.She seems to delight in doing all the no-nos. no-no noun 1 something that ought not be done US, 1942. 2 an impossibility; a failure; any negative outcome. Reduplication for stress UK, 1975 a no-noSomething, typically an action, that is objectionable or prohibited. If you're trying to become friends with this woman, criticizing her style of parenting is a no-no. Talking in the middle of a Broadway play is a real no-no. no-no(ˈnono) n. something that is not (to be) done. (Essentially juvenile.) She seems to delight in doing all the no-nos. no-no, aA prohibition or taboo; something that is forbidden or at least discouraged. The term dates from the mid-1900s and was popularized in the late 1960s in a television show, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. Danielle and John Kinkel used it in the Boston Globe (Feb. 24, 2005) in a piece about the shortage of Roman Catholic priests: “First, everyone knows that ordaining women is a papal no-no and will not be acted upon in the near future.” |
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