weather vane
名词 n.
英 /ˈwɛð.ə veɪn/
美 /ˈwɛð.ɚ veɪn/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.
— From the graveyard gate one can count a dozen gayly painted farmhouses; the gilded weather-vanes on the big red barns wink at each other across the green and brown and yellow fields.
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An indicator; something that reflects what the current situation is.
— Since Elaine Showalter's 1985 article on the topic, Ophelia has been singled out as a role that depends for its power on the expression of female sexual desire, and, because of this, one that acts as a weather vane for attitudes towards women's sexuality.
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A person or organization that changes their attitude and position based on the prevailing conditions rather than displaying any conviction.
— The man who changes with every wind of doctrine is not a thinker but a weather vane.
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