shibboleth
n
old slogan or principle that is no longer regarded by many as very important 陈旧的口号或原则(很多人认为已不太重要的)
elderly politicians still clinging to the outmoded shibboleths of party doctrine 仍然抱著党性教条的陈词滥调不放的年迈的政治家.
🗣️ 情景例句
This is perfectly feasible.
这是完全可行的。
Can you guess what I was doing this morning?
你能猜到今天上午我在做什么吗?
Tom and Mary congratulated us on the birth of our daughter.