speciesism

['spiʃizɪzəm]
  • n. 物种歧视
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speciesism 物种歧视

species,物种,-ism,歧视,模式同 sexism,性别歧视。一种认为人比动物重要,因此可以虐待 动物的思想和行为。

speciesism (n.)
"discrimination against certain animals based on assumption of human superiority," first attested 1975 in Richard D. Ryder's "Victims of Science," from species + -ism.