shibboleth 的定义
- a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
- a slogan; catchword.
- a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth.
shibboleth 近义词
slogan
更多shibboleth例句
- We often hear the old shibboleth that “we’re fighting them abroad, so we won’t have to fight them at home.”
- Herzog was never just a novel; from the beginning it was a symbol, a crucible, a shibboleth.
- In all large towns a few of this complexion may be found; and in Preston odd ones exist whose shibboleth is “Christian Brethren.”
- And the Spaniard, as he uttered this emphatic shibboleth, gnashed his teeth with vexation.
- Why is a gentleman of property to be kept out in the cold by some O'Mullins because he will not mutter an unmeaning shibboleth?
- And the physical Hakim could by no test or shibboleth be prevented from silently introducing the spiritual Hakim.
- She had none of the shibboleth spirit that leads certain people to die or slay for a pronunciation.