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orthodoxy

UK //ˈɔːθədɒksi//US //ˈɔːrθədɑːksi//

词源

源自希腊语 'orthodoxia'(正确观点),由 orthos(正确) + doxa(观点)组成,14世纪通过拉丁语传入英语。

noun

❶ 正统观念或信仰,指被广泛接受并遵循的传统或官方教义,常用于宗教、政治或学术领域。

“The priest defended the orthodoxy of the church against modern interpretations.”

(牧师捍卫了教会正统观念,反对现代解读。)

“Scientific orthodoxy once held that the Earth was the center of the universe.”

(科学正统观念曾认为地球是宇宙的中心。)

同义词:conventionality, dogma, traditionalism

常见短语

challenge the orthodoxy — 质疑或反对被广泛接受的传统观念或权威教义。

“The young scientist dared to challenge the orthodoxy with her groundbreaking research.”

(这位年轻科学家敢于用她的突破性研究挑战正统观念。)