sportswash

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An incidence of sportswashing
动词 v.
  1. To use sporting events to improve a polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.
    — Asked how he would feel if the event was part of a move to "sportswash" over wrongdoing, he said: "If that was the case I would definitely have to say I would be bothered – but my only focus is the boxing."

词形变化

sportswashes present,singular,third-person sportswashing participle,present sportswashed participle,past sportswashed past sportswashes plural

词源

词源 1
From sports + -wash.
词源 2
From sports + -wash.
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