shibboleth
['ʃibəleθ, -liθ]
n. 口令；（基督教《圣经》）考验用的词；特殊的习惯
同义词
参考例子
1.Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth;
就对他说，你说示播列…
2.Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right.
就对他说、你说示播列．以法莲人因为咬不真字音、便说西播列．基列人就将他拿住、杀在约但河的渡口。
3.Even their commitment to abolishing university tuition fees, a shibboleth in a party with a large student following, may be wavering.
但甚至是他们提倡取消大学学费的决心——一个拥有众多学生追随者的党派的陈词滥调——也有可能正在动摇。
英文解释
n.
1.a favorite saying of a sect or political group
2.a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
网络释义
shibboleth
口令; 辨音法; 暗号语; 考验词;
countersign password shibboleth sign and countersign watchword
口令;