| 单词 | ethnocentrism |
| 释义 | ethnocentrism (once / 422119 pages) n If you refused to bow when greeting a Japanese friend, insisting on shaking hands instead, you'd be displaying your ethnocentrism, or your belief that your own culture is superior to others. Anyone who judges people or traditions based on his own cultural standards is guilty of ethnocentrism. It means believing that the way you're used to doing things is the only right way to do them, and that people or cultures that do things differently are wrong. Ethnocentrism comes from the Greek ethno, or "people" and centric, "center;" so when you put your own people, or culture, at the center of the world, you're letting your ethnocentrism show. WORD FAMILYethnocentric: ethnocentrically, ethnocentrism USAGE EXAMPLES“ECT suggests this defensive or ‘binding’ ethnocentrism blends in practice with a darker orientation specifically motivated to dominate and exploit vulnerable outgroups.” Salon(Dec 04, 2016) A part of the dominant narrative, echoing the ethnocentrism of colonial thinking, is that Aboriginal culture is violent and uncivilised. The Guardian(Sep 22, 2016) They were united by a nebulous cocktail of ethnocentrism and white nationalism. Salon(Aug 05, 2016) n belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group Hyper partiality, partisanship an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives |
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