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单词 paternalistic
释义

paternalistic

/pətəːn(ə)ˈlɪstɪk /
adjective
Relating to or characterized by the restriction of the freedom and responsibilities of subordinates or dependants in their supposed interest: the paternalistic attitude of colonial Victorians an old-style, paternalistic employer...
  • People are not looking for the old, paternalistic safety nets.
  • Prominent firms adamantly resisted unionization, engendering the allegiances of workers through paternalistic benefit plans.
  • Its public health administrators have inherited many illiberal attitudes of the paternalistic bygone regime.

Derivatives

paternalistically

/pətəːn(ə)ˈlɪstɪkli / adverb ...
  • He was heckled, mostly for his repeating paternalistically, "I feel your anger."
  • Resisting banishment, he retorts paternalistically, "I made you what you are today."
  • Car dealers paternalistically claim they are protecting consumers from making bad choices about complex products.
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