| 释义 |
sexist, n. and a.|ˈsɛksɪst|
[f. sex n. + -ist, after racist n. and a.]
A. n. One who advocates, practises, or conforms to sexism.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of sexism or sexists.
1965P. M. Leet Speech 18 Nov. (mimeographed), When you argue..that since fewer women write good poetry this justifies their total exclusion, you are taking a position analogous to that of the racist—I might call you in this case a ‘sexist’—who says that since so few Negroes have held positions of importance..their exclusion from history books is a matter of good judgment rather than discrimination. 1968C. Bird in Vital Speeches (U.S.) 15 Nov. 90 There is recognition abroad that we are in many ways a sexist country. Ibid., Women are sexists as often as men. 1968S. Vanauken Freedom for Movement Girls—Now 2 The sexist myth is the greatest and most pervasive myth the world has ever told itself. Ibid. 7 A sexist is one who proclaims or justifies or assumes the supremacy of one sex (guess which) over the other. 1971Publishers' Weekly 22 Mar. 20/2 We live in a sexist society. By sexist we mean predetermining social roles on the basis of sex alone. 1976New Yorker 5 Apr. 57/1 He was very stern and disagreeable and a gross sexist. 1977Miller & Swift Words & Women ix. 143 The language of American school books mirrors the sexist assumptions of society. 1978J. Irving World according to Garp xvi. 344 The sexist notion that women are..the acceptable prey of predatory males. |