| 词汇 | shibboleth |
| 释义 | shibboleth noun[ C ] uk /ˈʃɪb.əl.eθ/ us /ˈʃɪb.əl.eθ/ 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（特定人群的）特有用语（习俗等） Religious beliefs & atheistic beliefs agnosticism Anglicanism animist anti-Catholic anti-Catholicism fetishistic heresy heretical heretically humanism humanistic humanistically mysticism orthodoxy religiously scriptural scripturally superstitiously theodicy theologically You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Forms of languages & specialist dialects Examples of shibbolethshibboleth Is it not time, therefore, we forgot shibboleths and slogans and looked at the facts of this question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no place today for unthinking adherence to outworn shibboleths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The words "industrial democracy" have certain shibboleths attached to them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not too lightly adopt platitudinous shibboleths about any privileged class. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not live by words like "arbitration" and see them as shibboleths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also think that it is quite wrong to suggest that all the old shibboleths of the 1940s and 1950s should not he re-examined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is that, one by one, the education shibboleths are being abandoned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe in these worn-out shibboleths of public ownership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is steeped, as he has shown us once more this afternoon, in his ancient shibboleths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are accused of uttering musty old shibboleths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are far too concerned to repeat the old shibboleths of the past without trying to face the vexing and intractable problems of the present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We struggle along with a lot of stereotypes and shibboleths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is national defence stripped of all its shibboleths? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are new shibboleths; new, false doctrines going about; and we have to bow the knee to them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One is that we might abandon some of the shibboleths which have become established. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of shibboleth These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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