| 釋義 |
shibboleth /'fibalee; 'jibalie/ n [C] 1 custom whose use is regarded as a criterion for distinguishing membership of a group. 作為辨別某一團(tuán)體分子之標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的習(xí)慣。 2 old-fashioned and now generally abandoned custom which was at one time considered to be essential: 過去認(rèn)為必要而現(xiàn)在一般已拋棄的陳舊習(xí)俗： the outworn ~s of the past. 不合時(shí)宜的舊習(xí)俗。 |