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单词 bellwether
释义
bell·weth·er (bĕlwĕthər)
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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