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.
双语例句
1. Hey, do you still remember our catchword?
哎, 你们可记得咱班学习语言的口号?
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2. Then, brain trust suggests to examine processional catchword.
于是, 智囊团建议审查游行口号.
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3. China did not carry industrialized catchword again in a long time of after this.
中国在此后的很长时间里没有再提工业化的口号.现在看来,这种认识是不正确的.
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4. Green Olympics, together with hi - tech Olympics and the people's Olympics has a catchword.
绿色奥运, 科技奥运和人文奥运已经成了申奥的主题.
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5. Construction world is top - ranking high - tech garden area, not be catchword, however a kind of action!
