| 释义 |
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.麦加锡主义(美国政治家麦加锡于 1950 年代主张的政策，即检举不忠于美国政府者，尤其是亲共者); 不正当的检举调査手段; (对不忠实者)检举并迫害。 |