柯林斯詞典paternalism /p??t??n??l?z?m/ 1. N-UNCOUNT Paternalism means making all the decisions for the people you govern, employ, or are responsible for, so that they cannot or do not have to make their own decisions. 家長(zhǎng)作風(fēng) ...the company's reputation for paternalism. ...該公司家長(zhǎng)作風(fēng)的名聲。 返回 paternalism劍橋詞典thinking or behaviour by people in authority that results in them making decisions for other people that, although they may be to those people's advantage , prevent them from taking responsibility for their own lives 家長(zhǎng)作風(fēng)；專制 返回 paternalism