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(yǔ)或表達(dá)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(rèn)為 fireman 是一個(gè)帶性別歧視的字眼,因而更愿意用 firefighter 這個(gè)避免有歧視之嫌的詞。 返回 politically correct