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tokenism
[ˈtəʊkənɪzəm] [ˈtoʊkənɪzəm]

  • n. 象征主义;装门面;表面文章

专业释义英英释义

  • 象征式行为

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Tokenism

  • abstract: Tokenism is the policy or practice of making a perfunctory gesture toward the inclusion of members of minority groups. This token effort is usually intended to create a false appearance of inclusiveness and deflect accusations of discrimination.

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 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

tokenism /ˈtəʊkəˌnɪzəm/

  • 1. 

    N-UNCOUNT If you refer to an action as tokenism, you disapprove of it because you think it is just done for effect, in order to show a particular intention or to impress a particular type of person. 装点门面 [表不满]

    例:

    Is his promotion evidence of the minorities' advance, or mere tokenism?

    他的提升是证明了少数民族进步呢,还是仅仅只是装点门面而已?

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  • Nobody likes quotas: they smack of tokenism and unfair competition.

    没人喜欢定量定量看上去有些做表面文章不公平竞争的意思。

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  • Young players should emerge on merit, not because of tokenism, but if we have fewer players in the squads it will create more opportunities.

    年轻人需要出头,这不是形象工程。如果我们球队年轻人太少,那么制造机会

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  • The expansion to a 24-team competition in 1982 and then again to 32 teams in 1998 brought third-world participation in the world Cup to a level a good way beyond tokenism.

    1982年世界杯扩军到24球队,1998年再次32支球队真正第三世界国家参加世界杯的机会,而非做做样子

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