glasnost

IPA/ˈɡlæznɒst/
KK[ɡlˈæsnɑst]IPA/ˈɡlɑːznəʊst/

glasnost — 名詞

1. the policy of greater openness that Mikhail Gorbachev introduced in the Soviet U

1.名詞C1
釋義

公開化政策

戈巴契夫推動的蘇聯公開化改革

the policy of greater openness that Mikhail Gorbachev introduced in the Soviet Union during the 1980s, under which the government allowed free discussion of political matters and gave citizens wider access to information

例句

Under glasnost, Soviet newspapers began printing stories about government mistakes for the first time.

在公開化政策下,蘇聯報紙首次開始刊登政府施政錯誤的報導。

collocation: under glasnost

Anya's grandfather spoke openly about his prison-camp years, a conversation glasnost made possible.

Anya 的祖父公開講述自己在勞改營的歲月——這是公開化政策才使之成為可能的對話。

同義詞
  • openness

    a general quality of being open and honest; glasnost refers specifically to the Soviet policy of the 1980s

  • transparency

    often used about modern governments and institutions making information public; glasnost is a historical term tied to the Soviet Union

反義詞
  • censorship

    the suppression of information, which glasnost was designed to end

  • secrecy

    the practice of keeping information hidden from the public

用法筆記

Frequently mentioned together with perestroika (economic restructuring), the other major reform policy of the Gorbachev era. The two policies are often paired as 'glasnost and perestroika.'