shibboleth ['ʃibəleθ, -liθ]

英汉解释

n. 口令；（基督教《圣经》）考验用的词；特殊的习惯

同义词

n. catchword，motto，slogan

参考例句

1. Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth;
就对他说，你说示播列…
2. Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right.
就对他说、你说示播列．以法莲人因为咬不真字音、便说西播列．基列人就将他拿住、杀在约但河的渡口。
3. Even their commitment to abolishing university tuition fees, a shibboleth in a party with a large student following, may be wavering.
但甚至是他们提倡取消大学学费的决心——一个拥有众多学生追随者的党派的陈词滥调——也有可能正在动摇。

英英解释

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

网络释义

shibboleth
口令; 辨音法; 暗号语; 考验词;
countersign password shibboleth sign and countersign watchword
口令;