shibboleth
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT If you describe an idea or belief as a shibboleth, you mean that it is thought important by a group of people but may be old-fashioned or wrong. 過時(shí)的觀點(diǎn); 錯(cuò)誤的信念[正式]
It is time to go beyond the shibboleth that conventional forces cannot deter. 是時(shí)候擺脫那些傳統(tǒng)力量無法阻止的舊觀念了。
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shibboleth /???b??l?θ, -l?θ/ (shibboleths)
劍橋詞典
- formal
a belief or custom that is not now considered as important and correct as it was in the past
過時(shí)的信仰；陳舊的習(xí)俗
They still cling to many of the old shibboleths of education . 他們?nèi)匀还淌刂S多過時(shí)的教育傳統(tǒng)。
a word, phrase, custom , etc., only known to a particular group of people , that you can use to prove to them that you are a real member of that group
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