n.旧时美国南部的黑奴制度

peculiar institutions───n.旧时美国南部的黑奴制度

borstal institution───少年犯教养院

clear instruction───[计]清除指令

thrift institution───储蓄机构

Royal Institution───n.英国科学研究所

borstal institutions───少年犯教养院

clear indication───明确指示

clear intention───明确的意图

popular imagination───大众想象

Possession is a peculiar institution. Though it is not a right, but should be protected by law.───占有是物权制度中很有特点的一类制度，不是权利却要得到法律的保护。

Lincoln was firmly against extending slavery in the territories, but did not seekatfirstto eradicate the "peculiar institution" altogether.───林肯坚决反对奴隶制在这些地区扩张，但是也并未曾从一开始就全面根除黑奴制度。

The U. S. Senate is a very peculiar institution. It was not when it started.───美国的参议院是一个独特的机构，但也并非一开始就如此。

The plantation slavery of American south is a peculiar institution, while the plantation is the place where the black slaves mainly inhabit.───美国南方种植园奴隶制是一种特殊的制度，种植园是黑奴的主要生活场所。

Overview: The "peculiar institution" of slavery was obviously a major cause of the Civil War.───奴隶制的特殊制度显然是内战的主要原因。