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    cause célèbre

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Law
    cause cé·lè·bre /ˌkəʊz seˈlebrə, ˌkɔːz- $ ˌkɒːz-, ˌkoʊz-/ noun (plural causes célèbres (same pronunciation)) [countable]  SCLSITUATIONan event or legal case that a lot of people become interested in, because it is an exciting subject to discuss or argue about 轰动一时的事件；引起公众关注的诉讼案 The case became a cause célèbre among feminists. 这个案件在女权主义者中引起了轩然大波。
    Examples from the Corpus
    cause célèbre• Gun control has become the cause célèbre since the recent high school shootings.    Origin cause célèbre (1700-1800) French “famous legal case”
    cause cé·lè·bre nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus case a legal or an that event


    cause célèbre
    cause cé‧lè‧bre /ˌkəʊz seˈlebrə, ˌkɔːz- $ ˌkɒːz-, ˌkoʊz-/ noun (plural causes célèbres (same pronunciation)) [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: French
     Origin: __famous legal case__
    an event or legal case that a lot of people become interested in, because it is an exciting subject to discuss or argue about:
        The case became a cause célèbre among feminists.


    cause cé·lèbreBrE /ˌkɔːz seˈlebrə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɔːz seˈlebrə/ 🔊 noun (from French) (
    plural
    causes cé·lèbres BrE /ˌkɔːz seˈlebrə/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːz seˈlebrə/ 🔊     )     an issue that attracts a lot of attention and is supported by a lot of people 广受关注的有争议问题