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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

double standard
  1. 1. (货币)复本位制(指同时采取金和银两种金属作为本位货币,为“单本位制”的对称)
  2. 2. (尤指在男女性道德问题采取男宽女严的)双重标准,不同标准

Collins English-English Dictionary

double standard
  1. 1. n a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another

Examples

a double standard
双重标准 double
This argument uses a double standard.
这场辩论采用的是双重标准。
They claimed that this school uses a double standard to admit minorities.
他们宣称这个学校在招收少数民族的学生时采用了双重标准。 admit
You can't keep a double standard here.... the law certainly doesn't.
你不能在这个问题上采用双重标准……法律是肯定不会这样的。
双重标准
a double standard 双重

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