omerta

[,əumə'ta:]
  • n. 拒绝作证（黑手党徒的一种行为准则）
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英语词源

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).

权威例句

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.

来自互联网

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