| 单词 | language police |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslanguage police language police n. colloquial (depreciative) (a) a (notional or self-appointed) group seeking to impose standards regarding what constitutes acceptable language; (b) Canadian the government officials responsible for enforcing the language laws of the province of Quebec. ΚΠ 1952 Analysis 13 11 The ideal of correctness is a deadening one,..it is in vain to set up a language police to stem living developments. 1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 4 May a12/3 In Canada today, less than eight years from the 21st century, we actually have ‘language police’. 1993 N.Y. Times 31 Jan. ix. 1 The methods and fervor of the self-appointed language police can lead to a rigid orthodoxy—and unintentional self-parody. 2005 Canad. Geographic Sept. 52/2 They also share a certain antipathy toward the Quebec government, irritated..by language police who would insist on Poussez instead of Push signs. < as lemmas |
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