gatekeeping
gatekeeping — 名詞
1. the practice of deciding who may or may not have access to valuable resources, p
把關
控制他人獲得資源或機會的作法
the practice of deciding who may or may not have access to valuable resources, positions, or information, usually with the aim of keeping control or authority for oneself or one's group
Sari believed the magazine editors were gatekeeping when they rejected every article from first-time writers.
Sari 認為那家雜誌的編輯在進行把關，因為他們拒絕了所有初次投稿者的文章。
Inês noticed workplace gatekeeping when senior staff withheld project updates from newer team members.
Inês 注意到職場中的把關現象：資深員工刻意不讓新同事得知重要的專案進度。
gatekeeping + in workplace / professional context
The university's gatekeeping policies kept students from rural areas out of top programmes.
大學的招生把關政策讓來自鄉村的學生被擋在頂尖科系門外。
Karim saw gatekeeping in the music industry when radio stations refused songs by independent artists.
Karim 在音樂產業中看到了把關行為——電台拒絕播放獨立歌手的作品。
Tanvi called the strict membership rules a form of gatekeeping designed to exclude outsiders.
Tanvi 認為嚴格的會員規則是一種刻意排外的把關手段。
- exclusion
focuses on the result of being kept out rather than the act of controlling access
- restriction
broader — can apply to rules and limits that are not necessarily about power or privilege
- censorship
specifically about controlling what information or ideas are made public, often with official backing
- inclusion
the opposite goal — making sure everyone can take part
- open access
a policy or situation with no restrictions on who can participate
文法句型
gatekeeping + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
This noun is uncountable — you cannot say 'a gatekeeping' or 'two gatekeepings.' Use 'a form of gatekeeping' or 'an act of gatekeeping' if a countable expression is needed.