| 单词 | bellwether |
| 释义 | bellwether['bel,weðə]n. 系铃带头羊, 前导, 领导者 bellwether bell.weth.er AHD: [bµl“wµ] th 'r D.J. [6belwe7H*]K.K. [6bWlwW7H+]n.（名词）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”(&b{Justine De Lacy})“对报纸审查的程度是一个政治预兆”(朱斯蒂娜·德·莱西)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] 2. belle [bell] * see bell 1belle [铃] *参见 bell13. wether [wether] * see wether wether [阉羊] *参见 wether |
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