"forbidden fruit" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 禁果

Definition

指诱人但被禁止或不允许的事物，通常是因为规则、法律或道德原因。这个词也可以指因为被禁止而更具吸引力的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达常用于比喻，不仅指食物，也指禁忌的关系或渴望。其来源于亚当和夏娃的圣经故事。在正式和非正式场合都常用，经常用来表达因为禁止而更富吸引力。

Examples

Chocolate was the forbidden fruit when I was on a diet.

巧克力是我节食时的**禁果**。

He considered gambling his forbidden fruit.

他认为赌博是自己的**禁果**。

For the children, staying up late was a kind of forbidden fruit.

对孩子们来说，熬夜是一种**禁果**。

To her, that secret romance felt like forbidden fruit.

对她来说，那段秘密恋情就像是**禁果**。

There's something about forbidden fruit that makes it taste sweeter.

**禁果**总是更香甜。

Sneaking into the concert felt like tasting forbidden fruit.

偷偷溜进音乐会就像尝试**禁果**一样。