英语词汇“double standard”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

double standard n. a rule, principle, judgement, etc., viewed as applying more strictly to one group of people, set of circumstances, etc., than to another; applied specifically to a code of sexual behaviour that is more rigid for women than for men.

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1951 E. Paul Springtime in Paris (U.K. ed.) iv. 90 Without a robust double standard, the admittedly loose women play a losing game.

1962 New Statesman 16 Nov. 698/2 The greatest temptation into which the politically committed can be led is that of the double standard.

1962 W. H. Auden Dyer's Hand (1963) 3 In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be unfaithful to him as often as they like, but he must never, never be unfaithful to them.

1968 ‘R. Amberley’ Incitement to Murder vi. 176 He no doubt follows a double standard. One for business and one for everyday life.

1968 S. Hynes Edwardian Turn of Mind vi. 177 The point about the double standard is made—that it is unjust of the husband to demand greater fidelity of his wife than he offers her.

单词	double standard
释义	> as lemmas double standard double standard n. a rule, principle, judgement, etc., viewed as applying more strictly to one group of people, set of circumstances, etc., than to another; applied specifically to a code of sexual behaviour that is more rigid for women than for men. ΚΠ 1951 E. Paul Springtime in Paris (U.K. ed.) iv. 90 Without a robust double standard, the admittedly loose women play a losing game. 1962 New Statesman 16 Nov. 698/2 The greatest temptation into which the politically committed can be led is that of the double standard. 1962 W. H. Auden Dyer's Hand (1963) 3 In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be unfaithful to him as often as they like, but he must never, never be unfaithful to them. 1968 ‘R. Amberley’ Incitement to Murder vi. 176 He no doubt follows a double standard. One for business and one for everyday life. 1968 S. Hynes Edwardian Turn of Mind vi. 177 The point about the double standard is made—that it is unjust of the husband to demand greater fidelity of his wife than he offers her. extracted from doubleadj.¹adv. < as lemmas
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