bellwether

n. 系铃带头羊, 前导, 领导者

发音

UK /ˈbɛlwɛðə/
US /ˈbɛlwɛðɚ/

词形变化

bellwethers 复数 bellwethers

别名

belle weather bell-wether bellweather belwether

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.

  2. 2.

    Anything that indicates future trends.

    比喻

    Mortgage delinquencies often act as a bellwether for a forthcoming recession.

  3. 3.

    A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.

    比喻 商务 金融

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

leader wether

相关短语

bellwether state bellwether states

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *bellǭ Proto-West Germanic *bellā Old English belle Middle English belle Proto-Indo-European *wet- Proto-Indo-European *wétrusder. Proto-Germanic *weþruz Proto-West Germanic *weþru Old English weþer Middle English wether Middle English belwether English bellwether From Middle English belwether, belleweder, equivalent to bell + wether (“castrated ram”).

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