McCarthyism

n. 麦卡锡主义

发音

UK /məˈkɑː.θi.ɪzəm/
US /məˈkɑɹ.θi.ɪzəm/

词形变化

McCarthyisms 复数 McCarthyisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs, especially as opposed to communism.

    麦卡锡主义

    贬义 不可数
name
  1. 1.

    The intense opposition to, and fear and suspicion of, Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s.

    麦卡锡主义

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

witch-hunt

词源

Etymology tree Irish Mac Carthaighbor. English McCarthy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English McCarthyism From McCarthy + -ism, named after United States Senator Joseph McCarthy. Originates from a 1950 Washington Post political cartoon by Herbert Block.

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