1730, "the first word of the following page inserted at the lower right-hand corner of each page of a book," from catch (v.) + word (n.); extended to "word caught up and repeated" (especially in the political sense) by 1795. The literal sense is extinct; the figurative sense thrives.
雙語例句
1. Hey, do you still remember our catchword?
哎, 你們可記得咱班學習語言的口號?
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2. Then, brain trust suggests to examine processional catchword.
于是, 智囊團建議審查游行口號.
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3. China did not carry industrialized catchword again in a long time of after this.
中國在此后的很長時間里沒有再提工業(yè)化的口號.現(xiàn)在看來,這種認識是不正確的.
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4. Green Olympics, together with hi - tech Olympics and the people's Olympics has a catchword.
綠色奧運, 科技奧運和人文奧運已經(jīng)成了申奧的主題.
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5. Construction world is top - ranking high - tech garden area, not be catchword, however a kind of action!