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词汇 bellwether
类别 英汉双解翻译词典
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
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