shibboleth
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT 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. 过时的观点; 错误的信念[正式]
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阻止的旧观念了。
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shibboleth /ˈʃɪbəˌlɛθ, -ləθ/ (shibboleths)
剑桥词典
- formal
a belief or custom that is not now considered as important and correct as it was in the past
过时的信仰；陈旧的习俗
They still cling to many of the old shibboleths of education . 他们仍然固守着许多过时的教育传统。
a word, phrase, custom , etc., only known to a particular group of people , that you can use to prove to them that you are a real member of that group
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