shibboleth是什么意思？

shibboleth

英[ˈʃɪbəleθ] 美[ˈʃɪbəlɪθ, -ˌlɛθ]

• n. （党派、集团等的）准则，教条，用语，行话；

复数：shibboleths;

例句

• They would say to him, Then say, Shibboleth. 6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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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 a shibboleth, you mean that it is thought important by a group of people but may be old-fashioned or wrong.
  例句
  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。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  2. a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people