词汇 | tokenism |
释义 | tokenism noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˈtəʊ.kən.ɪ.zəm/ us/ˈtoʊ.kən.ɪ.zəm/ 装点门面;装样子 something that a person or organization does that seems to support or help a group of people who are treated unfairly in society, such as giving a member of that group an important or public position, but which is not meant to make changes that would help that group of people in a lasting way She avoided accusations of tokenism by appointing several women to prominent positions in the party. The use of gay supporting characters in Hollywood films has been criticised as mere tokenism. The government talks tough about improving the diet of schoolchildren, but the measures taken smack of tokenism. Related words: token adjectivetokenistic
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