paternalism

[英] [pəˈtɜ:nəˌlɪzəm] [美] [pəˈtənəˌlɪzəm] 生词本

n.

adj.

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  • 英英释义

1. N-UNCOUNT 家长制;家长作风 Paternalism means taking all the decisions for the people you govern, employ, or are responsible for, so that they cannot or do not have to make their own decisions. 
  • The government should be guided by the criteria of efficiency and not State paternalism.

    政府应遵循高效原则,杜绝国家家长作风。

  • ...the company's reputation for paternalism.

    该公司家长作风的名声

Noun

1. the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good