2016年5月30日 星期一

male chauvinism, clear up for good chauvinist

"Let me clear up for good one bit of chauvinist nonsense."

Between good child care and infuriating male chauvinism, French working women have both the best and the worst of it


It is quite the same as having it all.
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chauvinism

音節
  
chau • vin • ism
  
発音
  
ʃóuvənìzm
  1. [名詞]
  2. 1 熱狂[盲目]的愛国主義[心];(特定の主義・集団への)熱狂的忠誠,ショービニスム. cf. JINGOISM
  3. 2 熱狂的性差別主義 cf. MALE CHAUVINISMFEMALE CHAUVINISM
  4. [語源]
    1870

clear sth up (PROBLEM) phrasal verb [M]
to give or find an explanation for something, or to deal with a problem or argument:
They never cleared up the mystery of the missing money.
After twenty years, the case has finally been cleared up.

chauvinism
noun [U] DISAPPROVING ━━ n. 狂信的愛国心, 盲目的排外思想; 自尊主義; 性差別主義(的態度).
1 the strong and unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important:
The war stimulated an intense national chauvinism.

2 (ALSO male chauvinism) the belief that women are naturally less important, intelligent or able than men

chauvinist
noun [C] DISAPPROVING
She called him a (male) chauvinist because of his insistence on calling all women 'girls'.

chauvinist
adjective (ALSO chauvinistic) DISAPPROVING
The crowd was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic patriotic songs.
It is a deeply chauvinist community where the few women who have jobs are ridiculed.


for good

Also, for good and all. Permanently, forever. For example, I'm moving to Europe for good. [1500s] Also see for keeps.

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