Woke Culture

1. divisive /dɪˈvaɪsɪv/ ADJ. Something that is divisive causes unfriendliness and argument between people. 造成不和的; 引起纷争的 e.g. Thank you Mr. President for giving me the opportunity to speak on such a divisive topic in our historic chamber. 2. snowflake : an insulting way of referring to someone who is considered by some people to be too easily upset and offended. 容易被冒犯的人 e.g. One representing censorship oppression and snowflake Gen Z students being brainwashed by the evil left wing education system. 3. scaremongering /ˈskɛəmʌŋgərɪŋ, -mɒŋ-/ N-UNCOUNT If one person or group accuses another person or group of scaremongering, they accuse them of deliberately spreading worrying stories to try and frighten people. 散布骇人听闻的消息 e.g. The phrases freedom of speech and cancel culture are ones that we passed around casually tonight, surely with little explanation of what they mean or entail in true scaremongering fashion. 4. bouncer /ˈbaʊnsə/ N-COUNT A bouncer is someone who stands at the door of a club, prevents unwanted people from coming in, and makes people leave if they cause trouble. 俱乐部保安 e.g. Anybody here is well within their rights to stand up and shout abuse a bouncer in a queue. 5. diabolic /ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk/ ADJ Diabolic is used to describe things that people think are caused by or belong to the Devil. 魔鬼(引起)的; 邪恶的 e.g. I don't know about you guys, but to me these don't sound diabolical or evil in any way. 6. brutality /bruːˈtælɪtɪ/ N-VAR Brutality is cruel and violent treatment or behaviour. A brutality is an instance of cruel and violent treatment or behaviour. 残暴; 残暴行为 e.g. People using their democratic right to protest police brutality, believing that people should be able to freely express themselves and be who they want to be. 7. pedestal /ˈpɛdɪstəl/ N-COUNT A pedestal is the base on which something such as a statue stands. (雕像等的) 基座 e.g. They remove statues which put some of the most evil people in history quite literally upon a pedestal. 8. bigoted /ˈbɪgətɪd/ ADJ Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong. 偏执的表不满 9. buzzword /ˈbʌzwɜːd/ N-COUNT A buzzword is a word or expression that has become fashionable in a particular field and is being used a lot by the media. 某领域的时髦用语 e.g. The real truth of the matter is that this word has been appropriated from its original foundation in the civil rights movement, through right wing bigoted rhetoric into a buzzword, that can be deployed in 10 second TikToks to radicalize young people into supporting outdated illogical and harmful social attitudes. 10. vote down V to decide against or defeat in a vote 投票反对; 投票否决 e.g. Therefore, I urge you all to vote down this motion tonight and walk out the no door. Thank you!