| 釋義 |
McCarthyism /ma'kaOnzam; ma'karQnzm/ n (US, 1950,s; after J R McCarthy, US politician) political policy of accusing persons of disloyalty (esp by saying they were pro-Communist): unscrupulous methods of investigation used for this purpose; witchhunt.麥加錫主義(美國政治家麥加錫于 1950 年代主張的政策，即檢舉不忠于美國政府者，尤其是親共者); 不正當(dāng)?shù)臋z舉調(diào)査手段; (對不忠實者)檢舉并迫害。 |