sexism

noun
🔊/ˈseksɪzəm/
🔊/ˈseksɪzəm/
[uncountable]
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  1. the unfair treatment of people, especially women, because of their sex; the attitude that causes this(尤指对女性的)性别歧视,性别偏见
    • legislation designed to combat sexism in the workplace旨在抵制工作场所的性别歧视的法规
    • a study of sexism in language对语言中存在的性别歧视的研究
    Extra Examples
    • Sexism is rampant in many institutions.许多机构中的性别歧视现象很普遍。
    • She was shocked by his blatant sexism.她对他露骨的性别偏见感到震惊。
    Topics Social issuesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • blatant
    • rampant
    verb + sexism
    • fight
    • fight against
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