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shibboleth
noun
1. a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
2. a favorite saying of a sect or political group
Synonym: mottoslogancatchword
1. 过时的观点;陈旧的原则;错误的信念
If you describe an idea or belief as a shibboleth, you mean that it is thought important by a group of people but may be old-fashioned or wrong.
e.g. It is time to go beyond the shibboleth that conventional forces cannot deter.
是时候摆脱那些传统力量无法遏制的陈规陋习了。
1. 口语或标语：shibboleth 独特的习惯 | shibboleth 口语或标语 | shield 盾
2. 独特的习惯/口语或标语：shiah /希得派的教徒/ | shibboleth /独特的习惯/口语或标语/ | shield-hand /左手/
经典引文
Middle-class shibboleths about not wearing the collar of your cricket shirt outside your blazer.
出自：A. Guinness