dog·ma
noun/ˈdɒɡmə/
/ˈdɔːɡmə/
[uncountable, countable] (often disapproving)- a belief or set of beliefs held by a group or organization that others are expected to accept without argument
教义；教理；信条；教条 - political/religious/party dogma
政治／宗教／政党信条 - She has caused a storm by calling into question one of the central dogmas of the Church.
她对教会的核心教条之一提出质疑，引发了一场风暴。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- People are beginning to question the old dogmas.
人们开始质疑旧的信条。 - The newspaper seeks to be independent of political dogma.
这份报纸力求不受政治信条影响。 - the central dogma of molecular biology
分子生物学的中心法则 - He always tried to act independently of party dogma.
他总是试图独立于党的教条行事。 - The council reaffirmed its opposition to all forms of racist dogma.
该委员会重申反对一切形式的种族主义教条。 - We do not allow the teaching of religious dogma in our schools.
我们不允许在学校教授宗教教义。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- old
- traditional
- current
- …
- accept
- challenge
- question
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek dogma ‘opinion’, from dokein ‘seem good, think’. - political/religious/party dogma