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o·mer·ta 英əʊˈmɜːtə, ˌəʊmerˈtɑː美oˈmɝrtə, ˌomɛrˈtɑAHDō-mûrʹtə, ō'mĕr-t\\adieʒʹ 高COCA¹⁰⁹⁵⁶⁶BNC¹²⁶⁴¹⁶⁺⁴
基本英英例句
n.拒绝作证黑手党徒的一种行为准则
Noun:
a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities It is hard to determine just how she does this, since her senior colleagues know they would soon fall from favour if they broke the omerta that surrounds her.
如果他们打破她身上的沉默法则，自己不久便将失去支持，她的资深同事都明白这个道理，却依旧很难弄清她是如何做到这一点的； yeeyan |