English Dictionary

incest

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɪnsɛst/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.

日本語の意味

近親相姦：血縁関係の近い親族、特に直系家族（または場合によっては従兄弟も含む）間で行われる性的関係を指し、通常はタブー視され、法律上も婚姻が禁止されることが多い。また、近親相姦は多くの法域において犯罪とされる。

The family was devastated when the investigation revealed evidence of incest.

捜査で近親相姦の証拠が明らかになったとき、家族は打ちひしがれた。

意味（1）

Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.

Genetic problems caused by incest are thought to have plagued many royal families in the Middle Ages.

incests （ plural ）