shibboleth

英 [ˈʃɪbəleθ]

美 [ˈʃɪbəleθ]

n.  过时的观点; 陈旧的原则; 陈词滥调; 某群体特有的习惯(或用语等)

第三人称单数：shibboleth　复数：shibboleths　

GRE

BNC.40383 / COCA.38202

牛津词典

noun

• 过时的观点；陈旧的原则；陈词滥调
  an old idea, principle or phrase that is no longer accepted by many people as important or appropriate to modern life
• 某群体特有的习惯（或用语等）
  a custom, word, etc. that distinguishes one group of people from another

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 过时的观点;陈旧的原则;错误的信念
  If you describe an idea or belief as ashibboleth, you mean that it is thought important by a group of people but may be old-fashioned or wrong.
  1. 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遏制的陈规陋习了。

英英释义

noun

• a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
• a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  Synonym:mottoslogancatchword

双语例句

• Research on Shibboleth System
  Shibboleth口令系统的研究
• They would say to him, then say, shibboleth.
  就对他说，你说示播列。
• 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遏制的陈规陋习了。