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anathema
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/əˈnæθəmə/
US
/əˈnæθəˌmə/
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have become an anathema of the modern education system +1
education
quelque chose de tout à fait inacceptable ou odieux
Employé au sens figuré pour condamner ces pratiques comme incompatibles avec le système éducatif moderne.
Environmental Humanities in India
This collection examines environmental questions in India through literature, culture, Indigenous knowledge and the arts. Its essays explore relationships between people and landscapes, conservation, ecological justice and representations of environmental change.
Similarly, “the leaves of narvisha,” also known as nirvishi (Chassalia curviflora), have “a pungent odour that was anathema to snakes, poisonous even to the mighty tiger” and hence are used to keep away animals from attacking (Mandanna, 2010, 52).
ethnobotany
répulsif pour les serpents
Fortement répulsif pour les serpents ; dans le passage, cela décrit l’effet de l’odeur des feuilles.
Environmental Humanities in India
This collection examines environmental questions in India through literature, culture, Indigenous knowledge and the arts. Its essays explore relationships between people and landscapes, conservation, ecological justice and representations of environmental change.