peculiar institution
n.
旧时美国南部的黑奴制度；
英英释义
Peculiar institution
"(Our) peculiar institution"was a euphemism for slavery and the economic ramifications of it in the American South. The meaning of "peculiar"in this expression is "one's own", that is, referring to something distinctive to or characteristic of a particular place or people.
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权威例句
Peculiar Institution"peculiar institution"
Peculiar Institution
A most peculiar institution
The New `Peculiar Institution':
A peculiar institution? Greco–Roman monogamy in global context
Peculiar institution : America's death penalty in an age of abolition
Peculiar institution : America's death penalty in an age of abolition
The New `Peculiar Institution':: On the Prison as Surrogate Ghetto
Peculiar institution: America's death penalty in an age of abolition [Book Review]
The Scottish Criminal Jury: A Very Peculiar Institution
Reason of Slavery: Understanding the Judicial Role in the Peculiar Institution
On the Renting of Persons: The Neo-Abolitionist Case Against Today's Peculiar Institution
1. I thought I'd enrol you with an art group at the school.
我想我会吸收你参加学校的一个艺术团。
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2. As a group, today's old people are still relatively deprived.
总的来说，当今的老年人依然相对贫困。
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3. "Take That" are the best group in the whole world. So there.
“接招”乐队是世界上最好的组合，就是这样的。
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4. "Telmex" was bought off the government by a group of investors.
一批投资商从政府手中买下墨西哥电信公司。
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5. The group had a net profit margin of 30% last year.
去年，这个集团的纯利润率为30%。
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