to.ken.ism
tokenism的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈtoukəˌnizəm]
KK音标发音: [ˈtokəˌnɪzəm]
tokenism的词性:
n.(名词)
1. The policy of making only a perfunctory effort or symbolic gesture toward the accomplishment of a goal, such as racial integration.
表面文章:一种只对一个要完成的目标、如种族融合而作一些随意的努力或象征性的姿态的策略
2. The practice of hiring or appointing a token number of people from underrepresented groups in order to deflect criticism or comply with affirmative action rules:
装点门面:为了不受批评或遵守雇佣少数民族或妇女的规定,从未被充分代表的群体中雇佣或任命一定数量的人的实践:
“Tokenism does not change stereotypes of social systems but works to preserve them, since it dulls the revolutionary impulse”(Mary Daly)
“装点门面这种做法并不改变社会制度的模式,反而可以巩固这种制度,因为它可以磨灭革命的冲动”(玛丽·戴利)