词汇 | tokenistic |
释义 | tokenistic adjective disapproving(alsotokenist)uk /ˌtəʊ.kənˈɪs.tɪk/ us /ˌtoʊ.kənˈɪs.tɪk/ If an action is tokenistic, the person doing it wants to seem like they are helping a group of people who are treated unfairly in society, but their action is not meant to make lasting changes to how those people are treated: 表面的;象征性的 The support programme was viewed with suspicion as a tokenistic gesture by management. He is keen to attract ethnic minority listeners by broadening content rather than by making tokenistic appointments.他致力于通过拓宽内容而不是表面上的封官许愿来吸引少数民族听众。 Related words tokenadjective tokenismdisapproving Brands can’t afford to be tokenistic and they should take the time to understand a culture before using it to sell products. She says that the tokenistic inclusion of feminist perspectives does little to alter the essentially gender biased nature of the industry. The advertising industry has moved on from the times when ethnic minorities were only used in a patronising, tokenist way. Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly ableism ableist agism agist Anglocentric discrimination discriminative discriminatorily discriminatory drumhead one-sided one-sidedly one-sidedness one-way the old school tie two-tier unbalance unequal unequally uneven You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Affected & insincere |
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