It's a handed-down belief.

这是流传下来的信仰。

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The judge has handed down his verdict.

法官已经宣布了裁决结果。

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These skills used to be handed down from father to son.

这些技术以往都是父子相传。

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A three-judge panel in Ethiopia handed down sentences to 39 men and one woman in the so-called Ginbot Seven, or May 15 conspiracy case.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

Anyone who only has a vague handed-down folk memory of it will probably steer clear of it.

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He summoned the army chief, along with the most prominent advocate of reform, for an even-handed dressing-down, paving the way for a peaceful restoration of democracy.

ECONOMIST: Thais are impatient for change, but it will take time

The key to our future success lies in bringing fresh eyes to our national innovation agenda and government's role as a catalyst and orchestrator, not a heavy-handed top-down director.

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