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(xué)習(xí)語言的口號?
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2. Then, brain trust suggests to examine processional catchword.
于是, 智囊團(tuán)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.