释义 |
shibbolethshib‧bo‧leth /ˈʃɪbəleθ $ -ləθ/ noun [countable] formal  shibbolethOrigin: 1600-1700 Hebrew ‘stream’, used (according to the Bible) by the Gileadite people as a way of recognizing their enemies, who could not pronounce the sh properly an old idea, custom, or principle that you think is no longer important or suitable for modern times |