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double standard

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌdouble ˈstandard noun [countable]  UNFAIRa rule, principle etc that is unfair because it treats one group of people more severely than another in the same situation 〔带有歧视性的〕双重标准
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double standardJemmat's frank protest against a double standard is certainly unusual.Society has a double standard when it comes to teen sex: it is seen as natural for boys but forbidden for girls.This kind of governmental double standard towards minorities survived until the passing of the Race Relations Act in 1965.That double standard was the underbelly of every easy laugh stand-up comedians got when they did hooker jokes.Medical men, as well as the military and defenders of the double standard, were strong proponents of the Acts.And at the other extreme, the success of social purity never silenced the defenders of the double standard.
ˌdouble ˈstandard nounChineseSyllable
treats unfair because that a rule, Corpus etc is principle it one


double standard
ˌdouble ˈstandard noun [countable]
a rule, principle etc that is unfair because it treats one group of people more severely than another in the same situation


double standardBrE /ˌdʌbl ˈstændəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʌbl ˈstændərd/ 🔊 nouna rule or moral principle that is unfair because it is used in one situation, but not in another, or because it treats one group of people in a way that is different from the treatment of another 双重标准;双重道德标准