whitewashing

v. 粉饰, 美化, 掩饰( whitewash的现在分词 ); 喷浆

词形变化

whitewashings 复数 whitewashings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of non-whites in an event and focusing on only white participation.

    可数 贬义 不可数
  2. 2.

    The application of whitewash.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The effacement of errors or bad actions.

    可数 比喻 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of whitewash

词源

From whitewash + -ing.

来源：wiktionary