shibboleth
UK/'ʃibәleθ/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A word, phrase, or custom that identifies someone as a member of a particular group; an outdated belief or slogan still held by a group.
（用于识别群体成员的）暗语，口令；陈旧的口号或信条
Root Breakdown
Loanwordshibbolethother
=shibboleth
Common Collocations
- 1.cultural shibboleth文化暗语／身份标志
- 2.[political shibboleth]政治口号／陈词滥调
- 3.act as a shibboleth充当识别标志
- 4.[outdated shibboleth]过时的信条
Example Sentences
- 1.
Pronouncing certain vowels correctly became a shibboleth that revealed where you grew up.
- 2.
The politician's speech was full of party shibboleths that meant little to ordinary voters.
- 3.
Using the right jargon is a shibboleth that signals membership in academic circles.