Richard DawkinsのThe Selfish Geneを読んでいます。
Another member of the religious meme complex is called faith. It means blind trust, in the absence of evidence, even in the teeth of evidence.
"in the teeth of" の意味を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: In spite of or contrary to (opposition or difficulty): We defended it in the teeth of persecution.
・Collins Dictionary: If you do something in the teeth of a difficulty or danger, you do it in spite of the difficulty or danger.: In the teeth of the longest recession since the 1930s, the company continues to perform well.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: If something happens or is done in the teeth of difficulties, the difficulties cause problems but do not stop it: The road was built in the teeth of fierce opposition from the public.
Richard Dawkinsは宗教については辛辣ですね。同感ですが。
Another member of the religious meme complex is called faith. It means blind trust, in the absence of evidence, even in the teeth of evidence.
"in the teeth of" の意味を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: In spite of or contrary to (opposition or difficulty): We defended it in the teeth of persecution.
・Collins Dictionary: If you do something in the teeth of a difficulty or danger, you do it in spite of the difficulty or danger.: In the teeth of the longest recession since the 1930s, the company continues to perform well.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: If something happens or is done in the teeth of difficulties, the difficulties cause problems but do not stop it: The road was built in the teeth of fierce opposition from the public.
Richard Dawkinsは宗教については辛辣ですね。同感ですが。
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