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单词 black armband
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black armband

noun
1A strip of black material worn round the upper arm as a mark of respect for someone who has recently died: many staff members wore black armbands to commemorate the tragedy...
  • When George V died the whole of London donned black armbands.
  • Then we held a silent march with black armbands.
  • If you see a bike courier wearing a black armband this week, it's for a 22-year-old messenger who died last Saturday afternoon.
2Australian /NZ derogatory A view that emphasizes the negative aspects of Australian history, especially by focusing on the dispossession and ill treatment of the indigenous people. Compare with white blindfold. he denounced the black armband view of history...
  • He declared: "I profoundly reject the black armband view of Australian history."
  • It refutes the "black armband" view of Australian history and seeks to overturn the concept of white guilt and black victimhood which have become embedded in the national psyche.
  • His "black armband" view of indigenous history has made him a favourite target of the reactionary right.
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