 刚刚看到一则新闻，让我们来重新了解一下领头羊的来历. 以下是新闻内容： “11月8日，吉林白城，一羊圈顶棚发生坍塌，紧接着羊群在领头羊的带领下，快速有序地向外奔跑。 ” “ 根据监控视频显示，顶棚突然发出奇怪的声音，随后，领头羊发现异样，立马作出反应冲出羊圈，羊群纷纷向领头羊看齐，仅用短短8秒的时间，羊群便火速冲出了危险区域 .” 看到这里，很多网友直言： “ 不愧为领头羊，遇事果断，避免了一场灾难” “ 活了30年终于知道什么叫领头羊” 那么“领头羊” 用英语怎么说呢？ 领头羊 “Bellwether” 根据韦伯斯特词典的解释，Bellwether is the one that takes the lead or initiative. 领头羊就是那种能起带头作用的人. 相当于Leader. 以下是Bellwether的近义词和反义词： 那么Bellwether这个词是怎么来的呢？ “ We usually think of sheep more as followers than leaders, but in a flock one sheep must lead the way.” 一般我们认为羊是一群跟随者而不是领导者，但是在一群羊当中，就必须有一只羊来带领其它羊. “ Long ago, it was common practice for shepherds to hang a bell around the neck of one sheep in their flock, thereby designating it the lead sheep. ” 很久以前，牧羊人通常会在羊群中指定一只领导羊，在这只羊的脖子上挂一个铃铛(Bell). “ This animal was called the bellwether, a word formed by a combination of the Middle English words belle (meaning "bell") and wether (a noun that refers to a male sheep that has been castrated). ” 这只脖子上挂了铃铛的羊就叫领头羊. Bellwether这个单词就是由Bell（铃铛）和Wether（被阉割的雌羊）组成. “ It eventually followed that bellwether would come to refer to someone who takes initiative or who actively establishes a trend that is taken up by others. This usage first appeared in English in the 13th century. ” 后来，“领头羊”指的是采取主动或积极开创一种潮流，并被他人所接受的人。这种用法在13世纪首次出现在英语中。 以下是Bellwether的一些例句： “She is a bellwether of fashion. ” 她是时尚的领头羊 “High-tech bellwethers led the decline in the stock market. ”高科技领头羊领跌股市 |
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