forbidden fruit
forbidden fruit · forbidden fruits
запретный плод
verbotene Frucht
The fruit forbidden to AdamThe fruit forbidden to Adam.
UK/fəˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹuːt/US/fɚˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹut/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The fruit forbidden to Adam.
verbotene Frucht
запре́тный плодzaprétnyj plod
(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)Illicit pleasure.
запре́тный плодzaprétnyj plod
(countable, uncountable)Something desired that cannot be had.
She was forbidden fruit because she was his teacher. This taboo made him want a relationship with her even more.
(countable, uncountable)A small variety of shaddock (Citrus maxima), or sometimes other citrus fruits.
More definitions
- originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
Translations
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Origin
With reference to Genesis 2:17: ‘But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou sWith reference to Genesis 2:17: ‘But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.’ (KJV)
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Forms
plural: forbidden fruits| Singular | forbidden fruit |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedoriginal sin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable