| 单词 | ethnocentric |
| 释义 | ethnocentric (once / 236387 pages) adj Someone who's ethnocentric judges other cultures by comparing them to his own, familiar culture. An ethnocentric American might compare all the cities of the world to New York City, overlooking their unique charms. If you use the standards of your own culture to judge another culture, you're being ethnocentric. One example of this is the mentality that all places should be like one's own country. The word ethnocentric takes the Greek prefix ethno-, "people or nation," and combines it with kentrikos, "center." It was originally a social science term, but it gained popularity in the second half of the 20th century. WORD FAMILYethnocentric: ethnocentrically, ethnocentrism USAGE EXAMPLESVan Gundy said Trump was “openly and brazenly racist and misogynistic and ethnocentric” while Popovich said Trump’s victory made him “sick to my stomach”. The Guardian(Nov 16, 2016) This embrace of the European style of ethnocentric nationalism is alien to American conservatism, even if conservatives here have often practiced a racist politics. Slate(Nov 09, 2016) Enough already with the ethnocentric "Ooo look at the weird natives" narrative. New York Times(Aug 28, 2016) adj centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own |
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