单词peculiar-institution
na.: 奴隶制度
网络: 旧时美国南部的黑奴制度；特有制度；奇特的体制
Lincoln was firmly against extending slavery in the territories, but did not seekatfirstto eradicate the "peculiar institution" altogether.
林肯坚决反对奴隶制在这些地区扩张，但是也并未曾从一开始就全面根除黑奴制度。
The U. S. Senate is a very peculiar institution. It was not when it started.
美国的参议院是一个独特的机构，但也并非一开始就如此。
The plantation slavery of American south is a peculiar institution, while the plantation is the place where the black slaves mainly inhabit.
美国南方种植园奴隶制是一种特殊的制度，种植园是黑奴的主要生活场所。
Possession is a peculiar institution. Though it is not a right, but should be protected by law.
占有是物权制度中很有特点的一类制度，不是权利却要得到法律的保护。
Overview: The "peculiar institution" of slavery was obviously a major cause of the Civil War.
奴隶制的特殊制度显然是内战的主要原因。