peculiar institution

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英 [piˈkju:ljə ˌɪnstiˈtju:ʃən]

美 [pɪˈkjuljɚ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən]

peculiar institution意思解释

n.

旧时美国南部的黑奴制度；

英英释义

\"(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.