中英互译
nanny state
美 /ˈnæni steɪt/
基本释义
- 保姆国家:指政府机构过于权威和过度家长式的干预和控制人们的生活。
双语例句
- "This really is the end of the nanny state of IT," says Doug Neal of CSC, a consultancy.咨询公司CSC的道格·尼尔(Doug Neal)说:“IT保姆时代真的要结束了。”
- At the end of the day... it's about the individual rather than a nanny state blanket rule for everybody.然而一天下来……他们是个人,不能每时每刻对所有的人做到他们想得到的。
- Singapore, sometimes described as a "nanny state" because of a number of government regulations and restrictions on its citizens, often launches campaigns to instill proper social behaviour.新加坡常常开展促进文明社会行为的勾当。由于新加坡有许多当局条例和国民行为准则,因此有时被称为“保姆国度”。
网络短语
- nanny-state国家
英英释义
- Nanny state is a term of British origin (and primary use) that conveys a view that a government or its policies are overprotective or interfering unduly with personal choice. The term "nanny state" likens government to the role that a nanny has in child rearing.
词源
- nanny state保姆国家比喻用法。