shibboleth

n. 暗语, 暗号, 口令, 口号, 行话, 术语, 习俗, 习惯, 陈词滥调, 过时的信仰

发音

其它 /ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/

词形变化

shibboleths 复数 shibboleths

别名

schiboleth schibboleth shiboleth

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.

    示播列

    特有用语

  2. 2.

    A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.

    It's about time we abandoned the bourgeois shibboleth that earning money makes you a better person.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

motto slogan catchword

上位词 5

saying speech delivery expression locution

下位词 7

cry mantra catchphrase battle cry rallying cry war cry watchword

词源

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת /שיבולת (šibbṓleṯ, “ear [of wheat] or stream, torrent”). Doublet of sebboleth and Middle English sebolech, both from Late Latin sebboleth in the Vulgate.

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