Word · Frequency #27983
ageism
年龄歧视
核心释义
discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
- 1.
基于年龄的偏见或刻板印象而对人(尤指老年人)区别对待。
The treating of a person or people, especially older people, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.
基于年龄的偏见或刻板印象而对人(尤指老年人)区别对待。
用法In use
Many older workers face ageism when applying for new jobs.
用法提示：此处 ageism 是名词，作 face 的宾语，表示针对年长者的歧视。
The company introduced training to prevent ageism in the workplace.
用法提示：ageism 是名词，作 prevent 的宾语，表示针对中老年人的歧视。
She wrote an article about how ageism affects people in their fifties.
用法提示：ageism 是名词，在介词 about 后作宾语，指针对中老年人的偏见或歧视。
ageism against [group]
against 后接受歧视的群体。
The campaign aims to stop ageism against older workers.
这项运动旨在制止针对老年工人的年龄歧视。
ageism in [place/domain]
in 后接领域或场所，表示“在……方面存在的年龄歧视”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ageism in the workplace
- 职场中的年龄歧视
- Ageism in the workplace can affect older employees' chances of promotion.职场中的年龄歧视会影响年长员工的晋升机会。
- combat ageism
- 打击年龄歧视
- The new law aims to combat ageism in hiring.新法律旨在打击招聘中的年龄歧视。
- reverse ageism
- 反向年龄歧视
- Some argue that reverse ageism against younger workers is also a problem.有人认为针对年轻员工的反向年龄歧视也是一个问题。
- ageism against older adults
- 对老年人的年龄歧视
- Ageism against older adults is often invisible in everyday conversation.对老年人的年龄歧视在日常交谈中往往不易察觉。
- institutional ageism
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由 age（年龄）+ ism（主义）组成：以年龄划线，歧视中老年人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、政策讨论、新闻报道 该词属于正式用语，多用于学术、政策或严肃新闻报道等书面语境；日常口语中更常听到 age discrimination。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with ageism. They all share the spelling ending -ism and the unstressed suffix /ɪzəm/, but their stressed syllables differ from ageism's /ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/, so they are lookalikes, not sound matches. Use them to compare the -ism ending, not as rhymes.
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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