shibboleth
n. 口令；（基督教《圣经》）考验用的词；特殊的习惯
复数 shibboleths
例句
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阻止的旧观念了。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
His article is stuffed with shibboleth.
他的文章中满是一些陈词滥调。
Notice that in each case the objection is based on a shibboleth.
值得注意的是每一种这样的反对其根基不过是一个口号。
