| 单词 | with a human face |
| 释义 | > as lemmas—— with a human face human face n. [in the phrase socialism with a human face (see quot. 19681) after Czech socialismus s lidskou tváří, denoting the policies of the Prague Spring (1968, usually attributed to A. Dubček, the prime advocate of these policies)] a human quality or character, in contexts otherwise often regarded as impersonal, uncaring, or mechanical, as in —— with a human face, the human face of ——; cf. sense A. 6. ΚΠ 1968 O. Cernik in Washington Post 22 Sept. a17/5 We took a bold road in January. We wanted to build socialism with a human face, as envisaged by the teaching of Marxism-Lenism [sic]. 1968 Times 15 Nov. 6 The ensuing debate..will help to determine how much of Mr. Dubcek's ‘socialism with a human face’ will survive. 1977 Economist (Nexis) 5 Mar. 74 A new agro-industrial culture based upon ‘intermediate technology’. This he defined simply as ‘technology with a human face’. 1978 Globe & Mail (Nexis) 21 Apr. The object of the commercial was to depict the human face of Bell Canada. 1986 Leadership 5 38 ‘Capitalism with siza and ubuntu’, two Zulu words which can be translated as ‘capitalism with a human face’. 2002 Cineaste Spring 24/1 Cantet provides a human face to abstractions such as downsizing and globalization. < as lemmas |
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