禁忌是人们为避免某种臆想的超自然力量带来的灾祸,而对某种人、物、言、行的限制,是一种毫无科学因素在内的心理防范措施。首先,禁忌是一种心造的幻影。它所说的某些话,某些行为或某些人、物招致的惩罚只是人们主观上想象的存在,而不是实际的存在,是精神领域的一种产物。其次,禁忌是不讲道理的。这就是说,某种语言、行为、或接触某种人、物与人们认为要降临的恶果之间根本就没有任何必然的联系。这种幻想支配下的行为和生活方式尽管不具有科学的意义,但它曾调节人的精神及人与人之间的关系。再者,触犯禁忌后施行的惩罚是超自然的力量通过多种方 Taboo, which is a kind of psychological preventive measure without any scientific factor, is a restriction on people, things, words and deeds caused by people to avoid the disaster caused by a certain imaginary supernatural power. First of all, taboo is a heart-shaped phantom. What it says some words, some acts, or some people, things lead to the punishment is only the subjective imaginary existence, rather than the actual existence is a product of the spiritual realm. Second, taboo is unreasonable. That is to say, there is no necessary connection at all between a language, an act, or contact with a person or thing, and the consequences that people think are coming. The behavior and way of life governed by this illusion, although not of scientific significance, have conditioned the spirit of man and the relationship between people. Furthermore, the penalty imposed upon the taboo is that the supernatural power passes through many parties