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cause célèbre
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌkɔːz selˈeb.rə/ us /ˌkɑːz selˈeb.rə/pluralcauses célèbresuk /ˌkɔːz selˈeb.rə/ us /ˌkɑːz selˈeb.rə/
an event, such as a famous legal trial, that attracts a lot of public attention轰动一时的事件;引起公众关注的诉讼案
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acciaccatura
adieu
al dente
al fresco
aloha
aloo
alu
legato
ooh la la
oy
parlando
pas de deux
passim
primo
the Internationale
virtuosa
virtuoso
vivace
vivacissimo
wanderlust
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He had transgressed the unwritten law of the English constitution that a person prominent in a cause célèbre belongs for the time being, not to himself, but to the nation at large.
He put the question in a quiet, passionless tone, as if he were discussing some cause célèbre in which he had nothing more than a professional interest.
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