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单词 Noble Experiment
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Definition of Noble Experiment in English:

Noble Experiment

noun
  • The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, under which the sale of alcohol was prohibited in the U.S. between 1920 and 1933, regarded as an experiment in social engineeering; prohibition under these terms.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in The New York Times. Apparently alluding to a letter, later repeated in a speech by former U.S. President Herbert Hoover; see quot. 1928.

Definition of Noble Experiment in US English:

Noble Experiment

noun
  • The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, under which the sale of alcohol was prohibited in the U.S. between 1920 and 1933, regarded as an experiment in social engineeering; prohibition under these terms.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in The New York Times. Apparently alluding to a letter, later repeated in a speech by former U.S. President Herbert Hoover; see quot. 1928.

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