| 词汇 | watchword |
| 释义 | watchword noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈwɒtʃ.wɜːd/ us /ˈwɑːtʃ.wɝːd/ (a word or phrase that represents) the main ideas or principles directing the way that someone behaves or the way that something is done: 口号;标语;格言 And remember, let caution be your watchword.切记，把谨慎当作你的格言。 Linguistics: terminology & vocabulary abbreviated form accommodation alphabetic Anglicism antonym antonymous buzzword cognate coinage homography homonymic homonymy homophonic homophony productive productively receptive receptively referent vocab Examples of watchwordwatchword Their watchword was corporate privilege; correspondingly, their dominant disposition was exclusion. The watchword for most of what ensued is consistency, but of style rather than substance. The sceptic's watchword is relevance, but the question then is relevance to what? Racial separation was the new watchword on the mainland and in the colonies. This remains the watchword of our editorial policy. We live in days of autonomy, where the watchword is patient- or family-centered care. Religion sought all-or-nothing answers; the watchword in every legal answer was balance. Londe's watchword to "replace the observer" covered only half of the story. Globalisation has become the watchword of governments and policy-makers, across the world, being alternately blamed and celebrated, depending on what particular action (or outcome) is being justified. The watchwords of structural reform, by contrast, are 'efficiency' and 'responsiveness' - words that suggest the ability to rein in costs without reductions in the quality or quantity of medical services. It is good enough for his watchword while he is here, for his epitaph when he is gone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its three watchwords, no doubt honed by some spin bowler, are "modernise", "reform"and"pursue". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The means test became a sort of watchword. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where the employees of an audit firm wish to join their client's payroll, proportionality should again be the watchword. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The watchword was derided at the beginning of the contest as a piece of sentimentality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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