shibboleth
英 [ˈʃɪbəleθ] 美 [ˈʃɪbəlɪθ, -ˌlɛθ]

n.

（党派、集团等的）准则；教条；用语；行话

变形

复数：shibboleths

英英释义

shibboleth[ 'ʃibəleθ, -liθ ]

• n.
  • a favorite saying of a sect or political group

    同义词：mottoslogancatchword

  • a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The elderly politicians still cling to the outmoded shibboleths of party doctrine.
   这些年迈的政治家仍然抱着党性教条的陈词滥调不放。

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