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单词 shibboleth
释义 shibboleth
shibboleth /ˈʃɪb.əl.eθ/ noun [C]
1
F0 FORMAL a belief or custom that is not now considered as important and correct as it was in the past:
» They still cling to many of the old shibboleths of education.Thesaurus+: ↑Religious beliefs and atheistic beliefs
2
F0 a word, phrase, custom, etc. only known to a particular group of people, which you can use to prove to them that you are a real member of that group
Thesaurus+: ↑Forms of languages and specialist dialects
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