我們在英文中見過不少以ist結(jié)尾的單詞,比如racist(種族主義者)、materialist(唯物主義者)等。這些單詞指代的人群通常都對某一事物或理念,如race(種族)或material(物質(zhì))懷有堅定的或固執(zhí)的認識和想法。今天,我們就為這個ist詞匯家族新添一位成員吧。
Placist is a person who discriminates against other people based on where the other people live, or who holds strong negative or positive feelings toward a certain place based on loose stereotypes.
Placist(地域主義者)指因他人的居住地而對其抱有歧視態(tài)度的人,或者指因為某些毫無根據(jù)的固有印象而對某個地方抱有強烈的否定或肯定態(tài)度的人。
For example:
Ashlyn is such a placist. She thinks that everybody who lives in Florida is old, senile, plays golf all day and is a terrible driver.
阿什琳真是有地域偏見。她覺得佛羅里達州的每個人都老態(tài)龍鐘,整天打高爾夫,而且開車技術(shù)很差勁。