请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 bellwether
释义 bell·weth·er AHD[bĕlʹwĕ] th 'r D.J.[ˈbelweˌðə]K.K.[ˈbɛlwɛˌðɚ]n.(名词)
  1. One that serves as a leader or as a leading indicator of future trends:首领,先兆:作为领导者或对未来趋势作出指示者的人或事:"The degree to which the paper is censored is a political bellwether"(Justine De Lacy)“对报纸审查的程度是一个政治预兆”(朱斯蒂娜··莱西)
Etymology语源
    1. Middle English bellewether [wether with a bell hung from its neck, leader of the flock] 中古英语 bellewether [脖子上挂着铃的阉羊,群首]
    1. belle [bell] * see bell 1belle [铃] * 参见 bell1
    1. wether [wether] * see wether wether [阉羊] * 参见 wether
随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含166908条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/6 15:27:40