problematize
problematize — 動詞
- problematizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- problematizes3rd person singular
- problematizing-ing form
- problematizedpast simple
1. to question or challenge an idea, belief, or practice that people usually accept
問題化；質疑
質疑習以為常的概念，揭示其潛在問題
to question or challenge an idea, belief, or practice that people usually accept without thinking, by pointing out the hidden assumptions or oversimplifications behind it
Kasia's thesis problematizes the concept of 'economic growth' by showing how it ignores environmental damage.
Kasia 的論文試圖將「經濟成長」的概念問題化，指出它如何忽視了環境破壞。
problematize + [abstract concept]
Professor Folake's new book problematizes the common assumption that all families share one traditional structure.
Folake 教授的新書對「所有家庭都遵循同一種傳統模式」的普遍假設提出質疑。
The history department now requires students to problematize textbook accounts of the colonial period.
歷史系現在要求學生對教科書中有關殖民時期的記述提出批判性質疑。
Cyrus argued that the study had failed to problematize its own narrow definition of democracy.
Cyrus 認為該研究未能對其自身狹隘的民主定義提出質疑。
- accept
to take an idea as given without questioning it
- take for granted
to assume something is true without examination
文法句型
problematize + noun phrase
problematize + [concept / assumption / idea]
用法筆記
Primarily used in academic writing, especially in sociology, cultural studies, and critical theory. The word signals that the writer is not just disagreeing with an idea but calling attention to the hidden assumptions or oversimplifications that make it seem unproblematic.