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单词 socially correct
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socially correct
b. In recent (chiefly North American) use, elliptical for politically correct adj. at politically adv. Compounds 2; hence, with other defining terms, as eco-correct, environmentally correct, gender-correct, socially correct, etc.
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1973 S. Davidson in Esquire July 74/1 The mood of the original feminists changed utterly... People recount the rise and fall of groups, the setting up and toppling of ‘correct political lines’, the purges and counter-purges.
1973 A. Walker in J. O'Brien Interviews with Black Writers 207 To be ‘correct’ she should consider it her duty to let ugliness reign. The most ‘incorrect’ thing about Sammy Lou is that she loves flowers... Whenever you hear a black person talking about the beauties of nature, that person is not a black person at all.
1986 H. J. Maroney in J. Mitchell & A. Oakley What is Feminism? 113 Unable to agree upon a ‘correct’ and effective programme of action, they have dwindled into theoreticism, split, or been reduced to passivity.
1990 Taxation & Environmental Policy (Inst. Fiscal Stud. Commentary No. 19) 3 Ideally, the economically correct procedure in introducing an environmental tax would be to value the economic costs of activities which take place outside of any market, and to calculate a tax level per unit output to reflect these costs.
1991 Raritan Summer 41 Are we..in the business of granting degrees that mean: ‘Your son or daughter has turned out correct. Politically, morally, socially correct; at least, by this year's standards.’
1991 New Yorker 16 Dec. 120/2 Not only the merchandise but all the materials used in the construction of the store are about as environmentally correct as is possible these days.
1992 J. Stern & M. Stern Encycl. Pop Culture 398/1 Potato chips are not exactly in style—they are too fatty and too salty to be N.C. (‘nutritionally correct’, as determined by health-food killjoys).
1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 6 Jan. b2/4 For the most part, message toys are geared to parents, not to children, and most environmental- and gender-correct toys haven't made much of a dent.
1994 USA Weekend 9 Jan. 28/2 How do you pack the car for an eco-correct family vacation?
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