shibboleths

shibboleths

美 [ˈʃɪbəˌleθ] 　英 [ˈʃɪbəleθ]

• n.(基利德人〔Gileadite〕用来鉴别逃亡的厄弗雷姆人 〔Ephraimite〕的)检验用词
• 网络口令

词形变化

复数：shibboleths  

英汉解释

n.	1. (基利德人〔Gileadite〕用来鉴别逃亡的厄弗雷姆人 〔Ephraimite〕的)检验用词 2. (社团成员间彼此辨认的)切口;对口话;黑话;口令 3. (一阶层,一团体的)特殊语言;习惯;服装(等)

英英解释

n.	1. a principle or belief that is considered to be old-fashioned and no longer important

例句

In Chile, the politicians have preferred progressive politics shorn of the shibboleths. There is indeed a lesson there for the rest of us.

在智利，政客们更喜欢剔除了陈词滥调的进步政治。我们其他人的确应从中汲取教训。

And in economics, she stands squarely behind all the old left-wing shibboleths: state intervention, rigid labour protection and high taxes.

在经济方面，罗亚尔照搬着已经过时的左派政策，比如国家干预、强有力的劳动保护、高税收。

In the face of mass rioting , the old shibboleths were reduced to embarrassing emptiness.

在大规模暴乱面前，这种陈词滥调变成了令人难堪的空话。