eurocentrism
eurocentrism — 名詞
1. a way of understanding the world that places European culture, history, and valu
歐洲中心
以歐洲為標準看待世界的觀點
a way of understanding the world that places European culture, history, and values at the centre, treating them as the normal standard against which all other cultures are judged, while often ignoring or undervaluing non-European perspectives.
Jabari's history class covered only European wars and rulers, which he felt was a clear example of eurocentrism.
Jabari 的歷史課只涵蓋歐洲的戰爭與統治者，他認為這是典型的歐洲中心主義。
eurocentrism as institutional bias in curriculum
Diya argued that the museum displayed African masks as exotic objects rather than fine art, revealing a deep eurocentrism.
Diya 認為，博物館將非洲面具當作異國文物而非藝術品來展示，反映出深層的歐洲中心。
The novel was praised for challenging eurocentrism by telling world history through the eyes of a Chinese merchant.
這本小說透過一名中國商人的視角講述世界史，因此被譽為挑戰歐洲中心主義的作品。
International aid programmes designed without local input often suffer from eurocentrism, failing to meet real needs.
未經當地意見規劃的國際援助計畫，往往帶有歐洲中心色彩，無法真正滿足需求。
Scholars have criticised the eurocentrism of traditional art histories that treat European movements as the central story.
學者批評傳統藝術史以歐洲流派為主軸的做法，認為這是歐洲中心主義的表現。
- ethnocentrism
broader term — refers to any ethnic or cultural group seeing itself as central; eurocentrism is a specific kind of ethnocentrism focused on Europe
- western-centrism
overlapping but broader — includes North America and other Western societies alongside Europe
- cultural imperialism
more active and political — implies the deliberate imposition of one culture over others
- cultural relativism
the view that each culture should be understood on its own terms without using another culture as the standard
文法句型
eurocentrism + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Unlike related nouns such as 'ethnocentrism', eurocentrism specifically refers to a European-centred bias rather than any group's self-centred perspective. Frequently appears in academic writing about postcolonialism, global history, and cultural studies.
常見錯誤
eurocentrism — 形容詞
- eurocentrismpositive
- more eurocentrismcomparative
- most eurocentrismsuperlative
1. reflecting or based on a view of the world that treats Europe as the central or
歐洲本位
以歐洲為中心出發的
reflecting or based on a view of the world that treats Europe as the central or most important point of reference.
Nadia criticised the Eurocentric focus of the conference, which invited no speakers from Asian or African universities.
Nadia 批評這場會議的歐洲本位焦點，因為會議未邀請任何亞洲或非洲大學的講者。
Eurocentric focus — adjective describing a bias in selection
Sora's research examined the Eurocentric assumptions in early psychology studies that treated European minds as the universal standard.
Sora 的研究探討了早期心理學研究中那些以歐洲心靈為普遍標準的歐洲本位預設。
The committee worked to identify and remove Eurocentric language from the global studies curriculum.
委員會致力於找出並刪除全球研究課程中的歐洲本位語言。
Henrik noticed a Eurocentric bias in the way the documentary presented each country's technological achievements.
Henrik 注意到這部紀錄片在呈現各國科技成就時，帶有歐洲本位的偏見。
- Eurocentric
the standard adjective form — identical in meaning but more widely used and idiomatic
- Europe-centred
more transparent in structure; less common in academic writing
- non-Eurocentric
the direct negation, used to describe approaches that avoid European-centred assumptions
文法句型
Eurocentric + noun (adjective modifying a noun)
用法筆記
This adjective form is relatively uncommon in modern English. The form 'Eurocentric' (adjective) is far more frequent and natural: 'a Eurocentric worldview' rather than 'a eurocentrism worldview'. The attributive noun use of 'eurocentrism' as an adjective is accepted mainly in academic or critical writing.