| 单词 | political correctness |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspolitical correctness political correctness n. originally U.S. advocacy of or conformity to politically correct views; politically correct language or behaviour; cf. correctness n. Additions 2, politically correct adj. at politically adv. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [noun] > types of morality political morality1721 political correctness1805 slave morality1907 PC1986 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [noun] > that which embodies the acceptable > conforming to politically correct views political correctness1805 PC1986 1805 Witness (Litchfield, Conn.) 25 Sept. 3 The constitution presumes that the people are the judges of political correctness, and has accordingly left the decision to them. 1840 J. D. Hammond Hist. Polit. Parties in State of N.Y. 307 Although Mr. Clinton announced that he was against the bank, he was very careful to protest against making a support or opposition to it a test of..political correctness. 1935 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 28 May 4/8 The effect on wages in private industry would be nil, a circumstance which..presumably does not mitigate against the political correctness of the AFL's position. 1979 Washington Post 16 Sept. (Book World) 13/3 No matter what criticisms are hurled at this feminist fiction, no doubt the author will be cushioned by her political correctness. 2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 June 47/2 Political correctness as well as varied economic interests and anti-Semitism dictate that no third-world people can do wrong and no first-world people, right. < as lemmas |
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