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小词详解 | stigma
stigma 英 [ˈstɪɡmə] 美 [ˈstɪɡmə]
As women earn more and the stigma of divorce fades, more men are finding that they cannot treat their wives as servants (or, worse, punchbags), because women can credibly threaten to walk away.
随着女性收入的提高和离婚恶名的消减,越来越多男性发现自己不能把妻子当佣人(或者更糟糕地,拿她们做出气筒),因为女性可以放言走人,而且说到做到。
——《经济学人》We can end the stigma that has forced too many to suffer in silence.
我们可以结束那种迫使太多人在沉默中受苦的污名。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 与特定情况、品质或人有关的耻辱标志
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.
精神疾病没有什么好羞愧的,但是社会耻辱感和偏见令我们所有人蒙羞。
stain: a thing that damages or brings disgrace to someone or something's reputation taint: a trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance blot: a shameful act or quality that tarnishes an otherwise good character or reputation
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