orthodoxy
/ˈɔːθədɒksɪ/noun
(pl. -ies) [mass noun]
1
- authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice正统理论; 正统信仰; 正统做法:
monetarist orthodoxy
货币主义的正统理论
count noun he challenged many of the established orthodoxies.他对许多公认为正统的观念提出质疑。
1.1
- the quality of conforming to such theories, doctrines, or practices正统性:
writings of unimpeachable orthodoxy.
无懈可击的正统文章。
2
- the whole community of Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Christians正教; 正统派犹太教。
词源
mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from late Greek orthodoxia 'sound doctrine', from orthodoxos (see ORTHODOX).