单词 | bellwether |
释义 | bell·weth·er (bĕlwĕth′ər) n. One that serves as a leader or as a leading indicator of future trends: "The degree to which the paper is censored is a political bellwether" (Justine De Lacy). [Middle English bellewether, wether with a bell hung from its neck, leader of the flock : belle, bell; see BELL1 + wether, wether; see WETHER.] |
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