paternalism
英[pəˈtɜ:nəlɪzəm]
美[pəˈtɜrnəlɪzəm]
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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家长制；家长作风
Paternalism means taking all the decisions for the people you govern, employ, or are responsible for, so that they cannot or do not have to make their own decisions.
例句
The government should be guided by the criteria of efficiency and not State paternalism.
政府应遵循高效原则，杜绝国家家长作风。
...the company's reputation for paternalism.
该公司家长作风的名声
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