glass ceiling

玻璃天花板
常用释义
玻璃天花板;玻璃顶棚
是指在公司企业和机关团体中,限制某些人口群体(女性、少数民族)晋升到高级职位的障碍。

例句

1·In her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company.

在她目前的职位上,她突破了那道升迁的无形障碍,成为公司里第一位升至高级管理层的女性。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·This proposition, which we term the increasing-disadvantage model, is a core element of the popular glass ceiling metaphor.

这个命题,我们称之为“增长-劣势模式”,是流行的玻璃天花板隐喻的核心元素。

3·Despite continued widespread public acceptance of the glass ceiling idea and some consistent findings, most research to date has failed to support the increasing-disadvantage model.

尽管公众一直在不断接受玻璃天花板的想法,并且得出了一些一致的结论,但是迄今为止,大多数研究仍未能支持这种日益不利的模式。

4·Watch as they discuss the glass ceiling.

听听她们如何讨论职场中的“玻璃天花板”。

5·A dingy roof was erected, hiding a domed glass ceiling.

一个黑暗的屋顶被竖立起来,遮盖住了圆顶玻璃天花板。

6·The third part puts aside "the glass ceiling" policy choice.

第三部分移开“玻璃天花板” 的政策选择。

7·The positive is that Mrs Clinton would break America's highest glass ceiling.

有利的是希拉里突破了美国最高的讳忌。

8·"If you don't believe there is a glass ceiling, there is no need," she told me.

“如果你不相信玻璃顶棚的存在,那么就没有必要了。”她告诉我。

9·He found that "companies that smash the glass ceiling also enjoy higher profits."

他发现“打破性别歧视传统的公司也会赚得更多的收益。”

10·The glass ceiling in Japan is known as the bamboo ceiling, and is even harder to break.

日本职场的晋升空间中,天花板不是玻璃的,而是竹子的,这种显性障碍更难打破。