In the face of mass rioting, the old shibboleths were reduced to embarrassing emptiness.在大规模暴乱面前, 这种陈词滥调变成了令人难堪的空话.Before we scan the present landscape slaying a couple of shibboleths.在我们审视当前格局之前,有必要先来破除两个落伍的观点....

n.（党派、集团等的）准则( shibboleth的名词复数 )，教条，用语，行话...

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