英语单词 | dogma |
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英美音标 | ['dɔgmə; dɔ:gmə] |
中文释义 | n.教条 |
vocabulary简明 | Dogma means the doctrine of belief in a religion or a political system. |
vocabulary扩展 | The literal meaning of dogma in ancient Greek was something that seems true. These days, in English, dogma is more absolute. If you believe in a certain religion or philosophy, you believe in its dogma, or core assumptions. If you belong to a cult that believes that cupcake consumption is the only true path, then you follow the cupcake dogma. Dogma, once adopted, is accepted without question. Go eat cupcakes! |
柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]教条;信条;教义 If you refer to a belief or a system of beliefs as a dogma, you disapprove of it because people are expected to accept that it is true, without questioning it. [usu with supp] [disapproval]
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