shibboleths

美 [???b??leθ] 　英 [???b?leθ]

• n.(基利德人〔Gileadite〕用來鑒別逃亡的厄弗雷姆人 〔Ephraimite〕的)檢驗用詞
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)口令

詞形變化

復(fù)數(shù)：shibboleths  

英漢解釋

n.	1. (基利德人〔Gileadite〕用來鑒別逃亡的厄弗雷姆人 〔Ephraimite〕的)檢驗用詞 2. (社團成員間彼此辨認的)切口;對口話;黑話;口令 3. (一階層,一團體的)特殊語言;習慣;服裝(等)

英英解釋

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，政客們更喜歡剔除了陳詞濫調(diào)的進步政治。我們其他人的確應(yīng)從中汲取教訓。

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

在經(jīng)濟方面，羅亞爾照搬著已經(jīng)過時的左派政策，比如國家干預(yù)、強有力的勞動保護、高稅收。

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

在大規(guī)模暴亂面前，這種陳詞濫調(diào)變成了令人難堪的空話。