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shibboleth

C2 noun

shibboleth /ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/ nghĩa là síp-bô-lét

Các nghĩa

  1. síp-bô-lét

    A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.

    In recent times, the correct treatment of initial h in speech has come to be regarded as a kind of shibboleth of social position.

  2. khẩu hiệu, tín điều lỗi thời

    A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.

    It's about time we abandoned the bourgeois shibboleth that earning money makes you a better person.

    I pose the iconoclastic suggestion that even at this late stage in B.R. dieselisation, rigid standardisation might be a shibboleth.

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