meritocracy

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /mɛɹɪˈtɒkɹəsi/    美 /mɛɹəˈtɑkɹəsi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Rule by merit and talent. countable,uncountable
    — As a small nation without natural resources, Singapore relies on education and meritocracy to develop its economy.
  2. A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition. countable,uncountable

词形变化

meritocracies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antimeritocracy meritocrat meritocratic mirrortocracy

词源

From merit + -o- + -cracy, coined by British sociologist Alan Fox in 1956 in an article in Socialist Commentary from May 1956, used as a derisive term, and popularized by British sociologist Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington in his 1958 book The Rise of the Meritocracy.
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