Definition of Noble Experiment in English:

Noble Experiment

noun

The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, under which the sale of alcohol was prohibited in the U.S. between 1920 and 1933, regarded as an experiment in social engineeering; prohibition under these terms.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in The New York Times. Apparently alluding to a letter, later repeated in a speech by former U.S. President Herbert Hoover; see quot. 1928.

Definition of Noble Experiment in US English:

Noble Experiment

noun

The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, under which the sale of alcohol was prohibited in the U.S. between 1920 and 1933, regarded as an experiment in social engineeering; prohibition under these terms.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in The New York Times. Apparently alluding to a letter, later repeated in a speech by former U.S. President Herbert Hoover; see quot. 1928.

词汇	Noble Experiment
释义	Definition of Noble Experiment in English: Noble Experiment noun The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, under which the sale of alcohol was prohibited in the U.S. between 1920 and 1933, regarded as an experiment in social engineeering; prohibition under these terms. Origin 1920s; earliest use found in The New York Times. Apparently alluding to a letter, later repeated in a speech by former U.S. President Herbert Hoover; see quot. 1928. Definition of Noble Experiment in US English: Noble Experiment noun The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, under which the sale of alcohol was prohibited in the U.S. between 1920 and 1933, regarded as an experiment in social engineeering; prohibition under these terms. Origin 1920s; earliest use found in The New York Times. Apparently alluding to a letter, later repeated in a speech by former U.S. President Herbert Hoover; see quot. 1928.
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