paternalism

将“paternalism”分解为“paternal”和“ism”。首先记住“paternal”意味着像父亲一样的（relating to a father），这有助于理解它指的是父亲般的关怀或权力。然后，将“ism”视为后缀，代表一种制度或体系。结合这两个部分，你可以想象“paternalism”是一种像父亲般的管理或控制体系。这样的联系可以帮助你记住这个单词的意思是“家长式管理”或“父权主义”。

paternalism 家长式制度，专制

来自paternal,父亲的，-ism,主义，思想，制度。比喻用法。

paternalism (n.)

"feeling of a father for his children," 1851; "government as by a father over his children," 1866, from paternal + -ism. Related: Paternalistic (1890).

1. 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。

2. Such programs are often mistaken for corporate paternalism.

这种做法常常被误解为公司的温情主义.

3. The time has come to turn away from the condescending policies of paternalism.

如今已到了扬弃那种家长制的降格相求政策的时刻.

4. Medical paternalism comes from the Hippocratic tradition of ancient Greece.

医疗家长主义来源于古希腊的希波克拉底传统.

5. Mr Sarkozy says he wants to end French paternalism in Africa.

萨科齐说他想要结束法国在非洲的家长式作风.