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deviance

UK //ˈdiːviəns//US //ˈdiːviəns//

词源

源自拉丁语 'deviare',意为 '偏离',后经法语 'déviance' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指行为或思想偏离社会或群体普遍接受的规范或标准,通常带有负面含义。

“His deviance from the company's policies led to his dismissal.”

(他偏离公司政策的行为导致他被解雇。)

“The study focuses on social deviance among teenagers.”

(这项研究关注青少年中的社会偏差行为。)

同义词:aberration, nonconformity, divergence

常见短语

social deviance — 指个人或群体行为与社会规范或期望不符的现象,常用于社会学讨论中。

“Social deviance is often studied in the context of criminology.”

(社会偏差行为常常在犯罪学的背景下被研究。)