bellwether

/ˈbɛlˌwɛðɚ/· n.

财经/商业C1

bellwether
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Chinese meaning

风fēng向xiàng标biāo;先xiān行xíng指zhǐ标biāo

领lǐng头tóu指zhǐ标biāo,风fēng向xiàng标biāo

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十shí年nián期qī美měi债zhài被bèi视shì为wèi市shì场chǎng走zǒu势shì的de风fēng向xiàng标biāo

Example

The bellwether Treasury is the 10-year, which has been trading steadily in a range of 4 percent to 5 percent and no one's been screaming about that.

作zuò为wéi风fēng向xiàng标biāo的de十shí年nián期qī美měi国guó国guó债zhài,一yì直zhí稳wěn定dìng地de在zài4%到dào5%的de区qū间jiān内nèi波bō动dòng,没méi人rén为wèi此cǐ大dà惊jīng小xiǎo怪guài。

Source: Fox Business · 19 Aug 2026

Background ✎

专zhuān栏lán作zuò者zhě拉lā里lǐ·库kù德dé洛luò反fǎn驳bó市shì场chǎng对duì长cháng期qī美měi债zhài收shōu益yì率lǜ上shàng升shēng的de恐kǒng慌huāng情qíng绪xù,认rèn为wéi这zhè种zhǒng担dān忧yōu被bèi夸kuā大dà了le。

Roots · etymology

源自给带头的阉羊系铃引领羊群

  • bell(铃铛)+ wether(阉羊)

Collocations

  • bellwether stock / economic bellwether / bellwether state

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