单词	original sin
释义	original sin noun 1 : the state of sin that according to Christian theology characterizes all human beings as a result of Adam's fall 2 : a wrong of great magnitude the original sin of slavery Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Deinstitutionalization is widely viewed as the great original sin of our current mental-health crisis — not because the institutions were the right idea, but because it was assumed that medications could replace them. New York Times, 26 July 2022 Democrats have targeted Juul for some time, and its putative original sin was hooking young people on nicotine. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 July 2022 Unlike their mostly white counterparts, H.B.C.U.s still carry the burdens of the country’s original sin. New York Times, 11 June 2022 That original sin isn’t likely to get mentioned much at next month’s Fourth of July festivities. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 After all, when a show is called Original Sin, that points to ... an original sin. Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 13 May 2022 Rationalism rejects the biblical view of original sin and man’s need for grace in an imperfect world. Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 By the late 2010s, implicit bias testing and training was being pitched as the solution for America’s original sin. Eleanor Cummins, Wired, 30 Jan. 2022 Beyond the original sin of serving wagyu strips and dry-aged ribeyes in a climate better suited to, say, ceviche, Sunny’s has the audacity of being an outdoor steakhouse with no AC and completely open to the elements. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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