marginalized
marginalized — 動詞
- marginalizedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- marginalizeds3rd person singular
- marginalizeding-ing form
- marginalizededpast simple
1. to push a person or group away from the centre of a community or society, making
邊緣化
使某人或群體失去重要性
to push a person or group away from the centre of a community or society, making them seem less important or influential.
The new housing policy marginalizes low-income families by reducing their access to affordable homes.
新的住房政策邊緣化了低收入家庭，減少了他們獲得平價住宅的機會。
marginalizes + group by [action]
Chidi noticed that his manager always marginalized the younger staff during important meetings.
Chidi 注意到他的主管總是在重要會議中邊緣化較年輕的員工。
In many older textbooks, women's achievements in science were marginalized or left out completely.
在許多舊版教科書中，女性在科學上的成就不是被邊緣化，就是被完全忽略。
Rapid city growth has marginalized small farmers who can no longer afford land.
城市快速成長邊緣化了小農戶，他們再也負擔不起土地。
文法句型
marginalize + group/person
be marginalized by + agent
用法筆記
Subject is often an institution, policy, or broad social force rather than a single person. Frequently used in the passive voice to describe how groups are treated by society.
常見錯誤
marginalized — 形容詞
- marginalizedpositive
- more marginalizedcomparative
- most marginalizedsuperlative
1. describes individuals or groups who are kept at the edge of a society, with less
邊緣的
被社會排除在主流之外的
describes individuals or groups who are kept at the edge of a society, with less access to power, resources, or fair treatment than other members.
The charity provides free legal advice to marginalized communities in rural areas.
這家慈善機構為偏鄉的邊緣社區提供免費法律諮詢。
collocation: marginalized communities
Asher's research looks at health care access for marginalized groups in six large cities.
Asher 的研究探討六大城市中邊緣群體獲得醫療服務的情況。
Talia started a local newspaper to give a voice to marginalized teenagers in her town.
Talia 創辦了一份地方報紙，為鎮上的邊緣青少年發聲。
The government scheme helps marginalized workers find stable jobs with fair wages.
政府的計畫協助邊緣勞工找到薪資合理且穩定的工作。
Mizuki volunteers at a centre that supports marginalized elderly people who live alone.
Mizuki 在一個獨立生活邊緣長者的關懷中心擔任志工。
- disadvantaged
focuses on lack of resources and opportunities rather than the act of exclusion
- underprivileged
stronger emphasis on economic and social disadvantage
- excluded
more direct — simply means left out
- mainstream
describes what is widely accepted or central in a society
- privileged
having advantages and opportunities that others do not
文法句型
marginalized + noun
be/become/feel marginalized
用法筆記
Often modifies collective nouns such as community, group, or population. When used for individuals, it highlights their membership in a broader excluded group rather than a personal feeling.