| 单词 | bellwether |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['bel.we0ə] |
| 解释 | n.领导者，领头羊 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | bellwether (n.) mid-14c. (late 13c. in Anglo-Latin; late 12c. as a surname), from bell (n.) + wether; the lead sheep (on whose neck a bell was hung) of a domesticated flock. Figurative sense of "chief, leader" is from mid-14c. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 首领(对未来趋势作出指示的人); 先兆(对未来趋势作出指示的事) 【记】原指: 脖子上挂着铃的被阉割过的公羊, 它是一群羊的首领. Bell(n 铃当); wether(n 被阉割过的公羊) 【类】bellwether: leadership = advisor: consultant领导者对领导阶层 = 顾问对顾问 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】bell wear + er 系铃铛的 |
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