shibboleth

shibboleth

1. Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth;and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way;then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan;

6就对他说、你说示播列，以法莲人因为咬不真字音、便说西播列，基列人就将他拿住、杀在约但河的渡口。

2. Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right.

6就对他说、你说示播列．以法莲人因为咬不真字音、便说西播列．基列人就将他拿住、杀在约但河的渡口。

3. They would say to him, Then say, Shibboleth.

6就对他说，你说示播列。

4. Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth;

6就对他说，你说示播列。。

5. shibboleth n.

口令；暗语；

6. 6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right.

就对他说、你说示播列．以法莲人因为咬不真字音、便说西播列．基列人就将他拿住、杀在约但河的渡口。

7. then they would say to him, "Say now, 'Shibboleth.

就对他说，你说示播列。。

8. Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him and slew him.

据说当时他们走近他，让他说“暗号”（使伯乐丝），于是他说“西伯乐丝”。因为他没有正确发音，于是那些人将他抓住并杀死。

9. Or take the shibboleth of "conformity" with which the critics of our society plague us.

还可以举所谓“顺应潮流”这个行话做例子，这是我们的社会批评家大骂我们的。