whitewashing

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The application of whitewash. countable,uncountable
  2. The effacement of errors or bad actions. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — Some persons are sincerely incapable of understanding that to denounce mud slinging does not mean the endorsement of whitewashing; and both the interested individuals who need whitewashing and those others who practice mud slinging like to encourage such confusion of ideas.
  3. The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of non-whites in an event and focusing on only white participation. countable,derogatory,uncountable
    — While whitewashing remains a modern problem, it has a long history in American film: In the very first Hollywood movie, 1910’s In Old California, white actors played non-white roles.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of whitewash form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

whitewashings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
blackwashing bluewashing brownwashing greenwashing pinkwashing purplewashing rainbow washing redwashing

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English whitewash
English -ing
English whitewashing
From whitewash + -ing.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English whitewash
English -ing
English whitewashing
From whitewash + -ing.
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