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.
实用例句
1. For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy.
几十年来，这家公司一直是英国经济的晴雨表。
来自柯林斯例句
2. University campuses are often the bellwether of change.
大学校园往往引领变革的新潮。
来自《权威词典》
3. IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street.
国际商用机器公司的股票行情被视为华尔街股市的风向标。
来自辞典例句
4. Yet again we look to George Lucas as a bellwether.
我们再一次以乔治·卢卡斯的马首是瞻.
来自互联网
5. Intel Corp , for instance, hastraditionally been a bellwether for thesemiconductor industry.