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shibboleth
- IPA[ˈʃɪbəlɛθ]
英式
- a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important
noun: shibboleth, plural noun: shibboleths
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important the majority, under the influence of vague nineteenth-century shibboleths, understood him to be associating himself with the doctrine that every nation has a right to be a sovereign state
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- IPA[ˈSHibələTH]
美式
- a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially ... the majority, under the influence of vague nineteenth-century shibboleths, understood him to be associating himself with the doctrine that every nation has a right to be a sovereign state
Oxford American Dictionary