sexism

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The belief that people of one sex (or gender) are inherently different from those of another sex, and generally that one sex is superior to others. countable,uncountable
    — The notion that either gender is superior is sexism.
  2. Discrimination against, or different treatment of, people on the basis of sex or gender, including the expectation that people should adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex; (in particular, especially) discrimination against women. countable,uncountable
    — The fact that there is only one woman in a management position in that company makes it easy to believe that sexism runs rampant there.

词形变化

sexisms plural

词源

Etymology tree
English sex
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English sexism
From sex + -ism.
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