中英互译
glass ceiling
英 /ˌɡlɑːs ˈsiːlɪŋ/
基本释义
- 玻璃天花板；玻璃顶棚
- 是指在公司企业和机关团体中，限制某些人口群体（女性、少数民族）晋升到高级职位的障碍。
双语例句
- In her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company.在她目前的职位上，她突破了那道升迁的无形障碍，成为公司里第一位升至高级管理层的女性。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- This proposition, which we term the increasing-disadvantage model, is a core element of the popular glass ceiling metaphor.这个命题，我们称之为“增长-劣势模式”，是流行的玻璃天花板隐喻的核心元素。
- Despite continued widespread public acceptance of the glass ceiling idea and some consistent findings, most research to date has failed to support the increasing-disadvantage model.尽管公众一直在不断接受玻璃天花板的想法，并且得出了一些一致的结论，但是迄今为止，大多数研究仍未能支持这种日益不利的模式。
网络短语
- glass ceiling effect玻璃天花板效应；天花板效应
- Shattering the Glass Ceiling打碎天花板效应
- Glass Ceiling Commission玻璃天花板委员会
- glass ceiling lamp玻璃吸顶灯
- Beautiful glass ceiling漂亮的玻璃天花板；美丽的玻璃天花板
英英释义
- n.a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions
词源
- glass ceiling玻璃天花板，无形障碍形容女性在职业生涯中遇到的无形障碍。
- glass ceilingglass (indicating transparency to allude to the often unacknowledged nature of the limitation) + ceiling (suggesting a barrier to upward advancement)