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单词 paternalistic
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paternalisticadj.

Brit. /pəˌtəːnəˈlɪstɪk/, /pəˌtəːnlˈɪstɪk/, U.S. /pəˌtərn(ə)lˈɪstɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paternal adj., -istic suffix.
Etymology: < paternal adj. + -istic suffix, after paternalism n. Compare later paternalist adj.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of paternalism; practising paternalism.
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society > authority > rule or government > paternalism > [adjective]
paternalistic1874
paternalist1894
1874 Greencastle (Indiana) Banner 13 Aug. 4/1 The English postoffice is highly paternalistic... It insures lives and grants annuities;..it licenses all the dogs.
1889 Sci. 22 Nov. 357/2 He undertakes to show that the common-school system is paternalistic and socialistic in its tendencies.
1918 Nation (N.Y.) 7 Feb. p. xii/2 It is perhaps as well that a paternalistic Government..is behind it.
1976 Daily Mirror 16 July 5/7 That puts him on the side of the Labour unions, who are uneasy about Carter, a paternalistic employer.
1990 Lancet 8 Sept. 613/1 Decisions not to resuscitate are usually paternalistic since..they are taken without asking for the patient's consent.
1997 B. Gert et al. Bioethics i. 12 Paternalistic behavior always needs to be justified, because it always involves violating a moral rule.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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