| 单词 | norm |
| 释义 | norm (nɔːʳm ) Word forms: norms 1. countable noun [usually plural] Norms are ways of behaving that are considered normal in a particular society. ...the commonly accepted norms of democracy. [+ of] ...a social norm that says drunkenness is inappropriate behaviour. 2. singular noun If you say that a situation is the norm, you mean that it is usual and expected. Families of six or seven are the norm in Borough Park. [+ in] There will be more leases of 15 years than the present norm of 25 years. [+ of] 3. countable noun A norm is an official standard or level that organizations are expected to reach. ...an agency which would establish European norms and co-ordinate national policies to halt pollution. Collocations: cultural norm The book artfully and rather poignantly portrays a society in transition, one that has not yet established or found a set of cultural norms to which it can turn. The Times Literary Supplement (2008) They will have a deeper appreciation for another's language and cultural norms. Christianity Today (2000) It is hard to find good consistent data on how cultural norms spread. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Yet this has become the cultural norm for all generations. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Because they are rebelling against the basic norms of society, protagonists of transgressive fiction may seem mentally ill, anti-social, or nihilistic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were mostly social outcasts of various stripes, living outside the laws and norms of society. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He establishes a constructed reader, a fictional personification of the bourgeois values of the late 1940s, against which to measure his deviance from the norms of society. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It will take at least a generation to repair and rebuild the economic and social norms of life in the areas most affected by the crisis. Times, Sunday Times (2014) As a society we have allowed ourselves (and younger people in particular) to experience being under the influence of alcohol as a social norm. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He also wants parenting classes, provided by voluntary organisations, to become the social norm. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In this country, it has become the societal norm to reveal you're expecting only after a 12-week scan. The Sun Luckily, art and sport have always been admired, and thus tug opinion in away from the societal norm. Times, Sunday Times Couples who challenge this societal norm encounter considerable societal and familial opposition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Societal norms may also, perhaps, excuse her complaint about her honeymoon. Times, Sunday Times It was able to shock because of the societal norms of the day. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 准则 Japanese: 規準 |
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