omerta
[,əumə'ta:]
- n. 拒绝作证（黑手党徒的一种行为准则）
英英释义
- 1. a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities
实用场景例句
- And the Mafia cemented its power by originating the law of silence, the omerta.
- 黑帮采用缄默法, 即所谓守口如瓶的原则,加强了自己的权力.
教父部分
- Omerta became the religion of the people.
- 缄默法简直成了人们虔诚信仰的宗教信条.
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双语例句
- 1. Even a Sicilian sentenced to twenty years might break the omerta and talk his brains out.
- 即使一个西西里人,若被判二十年徒刑,也可能打破“缄默”的原则,把肚子里的话全说出来.
来自教父部分
- 2. And the Mafia cemented its power by originating the law of silence, the omerta.
- 黑帮采用缄默法, 即所谓守口如瓶的原则,加强了自己的权力.
来自教父部分
- 3. Omerta became the religion of the people.
- 缄默法简直成了人们虔诚信仰的宗教信条.
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英文词源
- omerta (n.)
- 1909, from dialectal form of Italian umilta "humility," in reference to the code of submission of individuals to the group interest, from Latin humilitas (see humility).