| 单词 | paternalism |
| 释义 | paternalism (once / 14038 pages) n When a government or authority acts like it's your daddy, that's paternalism. This is usually an unwelcome kindness, as it comes with complete control and a lot of condescending statements like "it's for your own good." The root word "paternal," meaning "like a father," is the clue to the word paternalism. The ism suffix turns the word into a noun. If you conquer a country and then look down on people for not speaking your language, then decide to stick around and help them out by making them do all the work while you make a lot of money, that would be one version of paternalism. WORD FAMILYpaternalism: paternalisms, paternalistic+/paternal: paternalism, paternally, paternity/paternalistic: paternalistically/paternity: paternities USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s not as much this idea of detached concern or paternalism. Salon(Nov 05, 2016) And yet, as one conservative black friend phrased it over dinner recently, “I’ll take Trump’s indifference over Clinton’s paternalism.” Wall Street Journal(Oct 25, 2016) It emerged in the 1970s alongside greater emphasis on patient autonomy and patient-centeredness, as opposed to the paternalism that had historically dominated medicine. New York Times(Sep 15, 2016) n the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good Hyper attitude, mental attitude a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways |
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