politically correct
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If you say that someone is politically correct, you mean that they are extremely careful not to offend or upset any group of people in society who have a disadvantage, or who have been treated differently because of their sex, race, or disability. The abbreviation is also used. 政治上正確的 (指力求避免冒犯處于不利地位或被歧視的群體)
...environmentalists and politically correct liberals. …環(huán)保主義者和保持政治上正確的自由主義者們。
2. N-PLURAL The politically correct are people who are politically correct. 政治上正確的人['the' N]
...the hypocrisy of the politically correct. …政治上正確的人的虛偽性。
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politically correct
劍橋詞典
- Someone who is politically correct believes that language and actions that could be offensive to others , especially those relating to sex and race , should be avoided .
（言行）政治上正確的；（尤指）避免性別（或種族）歧視的
A politically correct word or expression is used instead of another one to avoid being offensive .
（詞語或表達方式）政治上正確的
Some people think that "fireman " is a sexist term , and prefer the politically correct term "firefighter ". 有些人認為 fireman 是一個帶性別歧視的字眼，因而更愿意用 firefighter 這個避免有歧視之嫌的詞。 返回 politically correct