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. 過時的觀點; 錯誤的信唸[正式]
It is time to go beyond the shibboleth that conventional forces cannot deter. 是時候擺脫那些傳統力量無法阻止的舊觀唸了。
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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
過時的信仰；陳舊的習俗
They still cling to many of the old shibboleths of education . 他們仍然固守著許多過時的教育傳統。
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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