double standard

noun
🔊/ˌdʌbl ˈstændəd/
🔊/ˌdʌbl ˈstændərd/
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  1. a rule or moral principle that is unfair because it is used in one situation, but not in another, or because it treats one group of people in a way that is different from the treatment of another双重标准;双重道德标准
    • the double standard frequently encountered in 19th-century attitudes to sex19 世纪在对待性的态度上经常遇到的双重标准