frown [fraʊn] 這個字在英文裡是動詞「皺眉頭、做出不悅的表情」的意思
說一件事會讓人「皺眉頭、做出不悅的表情」，就是讓人不認同
也就是社會大眾普遍不能接受的行為，但是又不到犯法的程度
注意要用被動語態 be frowned upon
例如：
說一件事會讓人「皺眉頭、做出不悅的表情」，就是讓人不認同
也就是社會大眾普遍不能接受的行為，但是又不到犯法的程度
注意要用被動語態 be frowned upon
例如：
Making sexual jokes at the workplace is often frowned upon.
(在工作場所開色情笑話常常是不被接受的。)
A professor should not date his student. It’s usually frowned upon.
(教授不該和學生約會。這通常是不被接受的。)
It’s generally frowned upon when you wear bright colors to a funeral.
(穿鮮艷顏色的衣服去參加喪禮一般來說是不合禮儀的。)
An educated woman was often frowned upon back in the old days.
(在從前女人受教育常常是社會不允許的。)
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