ageism

英['eɪdʒɪzəm]美['eɪdʒɪzəm]
  • n. 对老年人的歧视

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    ageism对老年人的歧视=该词是医学博士Robert Butler出任老年研究所（the Institute of Aging）所长时按racism(种族歧视)；sexism(性别歧视)二词类比杜撰的，用以表示“对老年人的歧视(尤指在就业和住房方面)”，有时亦指“对某种年龄的人的歧视”。其中一个极端的事例发生在1986年。据当时报纸披露，日本日立公司（Hitachi）设在威尔士的一家工厂试图安排35岁以上的工人提前退休。
      noun(名词)
      1. 年龄歧视

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 年龄歧视

    小知识

    Ageism is discriminating against someone because of how old they are. Forcing a worker to retire because they've just turned 65 is an example of ageism.

    Ageism, like other forms of discrimination, can take many forms. Some of these are illegal, like denying someone an apartment or a job because of their age. A boss who chooses a younger worker for a project instead of an older, more experienced employee may be guilty of ageism. Other forms of this prejudice are more subtle, like patronizing elderly people by treating them like children, or calling them “sweetheart.” Ageism was coined in 1969, modeled on racism.

    同义词

    discrimination

    同根词

    词根：age

    adj.

    ageing变老的，老化的

    aged年老的；…岁的；老年人特有的

    ageless永恒的；不老的

    n.

    age年龄；时代；寿命，使用年限；阶段

    aging老化；陈化，熟化

    ageing老化；变老，成熟

    agedness老年；高龄

    agism歧视老年人（尤指在就业和住房方面）

    v.

    ageing变老（age的现在分词）

    aged老化（age的过去式）；成熟；变老

    vi.

    age成熟；变老

    vt.

    age使成熟；使变老，使上年纪