英 [ˈʃɪbəleθ] 美 [ˈʃɪbəleθ]
n. 口令;(基督教《圣经》)考验用的词;特殊的习惯
复数shibboleths
shibboleth /ˈʃɪbəˌlɛθ, -ləθ/
可数名词 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. 过时的观点; 错误的信念
It is time to go beyond the shibboleth that conventional forces cannot deter.
是时候摆脱那些传统力量无法阻止的旧观念了。
示播列(即“洪水”,因以法莲人不能发出 sh 音,用此词鉴别以法莲逃亡者)[《士师记》 12:4~6]
你可能没有听说过这个来自《旧约》中的词汇——示播列(Shibboleth)是一种暗语,用来表示对某个集体或者特定观念的忠诚。
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口令;(基督教《圣经》)考验用的词;特殊的习惯
It is time to go beyond the shibboleth that conventional forces cannot deter.
是时候摆脱那些传统力量无法阻止的旧观念了。
His article is stuffed with shibboleth.
他的文章中满是一些陈词滥调。
Notice that in each case the objection is based on a shibboleth.
值得注意的是每一种这样的反对其根基不过是一个口号。
This was a sign that Umberto Agnelli and his small, well-regarded staff will abandon at least one shibboleth.
One application, called Shibboleth, is a piece of open source software that enables users to share restricted online resources.
This idea is a shibboleth of sorts, something insiders know as pedestrian fact, something outsiders have serious trouble grokking.
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