both-sides

短语

双边; 两面; 两边; 双方

词形变化

both-sidesed both-sideses 三单 both-sideses both-sidesing both-sidesing 现在分词 both-sidesed 过去式 both-sidesed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To engage in bothsidesism, to treat a policy debate or controversy as a conflict between two equally valid (or equally dangerous, etc) viewpoints.

    贬义

    2019, Deember 30, Greg Sargent, "Explosive New Revelations Just Weakened Trump's Impeachment Defense", The Washington Post Plum Line blog. "McConnell badly needs the media's both-sidesing instincts to hold firm against the brute facts of the situation."

    2020, February 4, "Lisa Murkowski Sick of All the Corruption, Will Vote to Let It Continue", Wonkette. "Once she'd adequately both-sidesed Congress and Tump, she fell back to more comfortable Republican talking points […] "