| 单词 | motherhood statement |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmotherhood statement Chiefly North American. Universally favoured or supported; uncontroversial, bland, anodyne. Esp. in motherhood issue, motherhood statement. Cf. motherhood and apple-pie n. at sense A. 1d. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > [adjective] > universally favoured or supported motherhood1973 1973 Ottawa Jrnl. 4 Apr. 6/2 They think public participation is such a motherhood issue in politics these days that it must be paid homage to at all cost. 1974 Ottawa Citizen 14 Nov. 37/2 Opposition spokesmen attacked him for presenting a ‘motherhood’ report which told nothing of the real situation of the peacekeeping forces, only that Canadian troops are loved overseas. 1990 Mod. Railways Aug. 403/3 Valuing people is on the borderline of being what Burdsall calls a ‘motherhood phrase’—something innocuous that everyone supports. 2001 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 11 Feb. 9/1 In the language of American politics, ‘motherhood’ is synonymous with bland causes that no politician can publicly oppose. Yet, properly understood, motherhood is no motherhood issue. < as lemmas |
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