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Pluralism is two close things. First, a society where many kinds of people live together — different , religions, political beliefs — and the differences are allowed to stay, rather than one group forcing everyone into the same mould. Second, the belief that this is a good way to live, and that it can work.
Pluralism多元主義 is two close things指兩件很接近的事 First第一 a society where many kinds of people live together是一個很多不同種類的人一起生活的社會 — different races, religions, political beliefs不同的種族、宗教、政治信仰 — and the differences are allowed to stay而這些差異被允許存在 rather than one group forcing everyone into the same mould而不是某一群人逼所有人變成同一個模樣 Second第二 the belief that this is a good way to live是相信這是一種好的生活方式 and that it can work而且這是可行的
You hear it in , in talk about society, and in religion (the idea that more than one faith can share a country, or even that more than one path can be true). It is a formal, essay-and-news word, not a kitchen-table word.
You hear it in politics你會在政治裡聽到這個詞 in talk about society在談論社會的話題裡 and in religion以及在宗教裡 (the idea that more than one faith can share a country, or even that more than one path can be true)（也就是不只一種信仰可以共享一個國家，甚至不只一條路可以是真的這種想法） It is a formal, essay-and-news word這是一個正式、常出現在文章和新聞裡的詞 not a kitchen-table word不是餐桌上會隨口說的詞
Though actually, people sometimes use it a bit loosely for any mix of views, even in a small office; the home meaning is a whole society, or the idea behind that society. Taiwan already talks a lot about being 多元; this is the English name for that idea as a system or a belief, not just “many kinds.”
Though actually不過其實 people sometimes use it a bit loosely for any mix of views人們有時候會比較寬鬆地用它來指任何觀點的混合 even in a small office就算是在一個小辦公室裡也一樣；the home meaning is a whole society, or the idea behind that society但本義指的是整個社會，或是那個社會背後的理念 Taiwan already talks a lot about being 多元台灣已經很常講「多元」 this is the English name for that idea as a system or a belief這個英文詞就是把這個想法當成一種制度或信念的名稱 not just 'many kinds.'不只是「很多種」而已
組成plural (more than one) + -ism (a system or a belief).
同家族的字
- pluralplural means more than one; pluralism is the belief or system built on that
- pluralisticthe adjective: a pluralistic society is one with pluralism in it
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
pluralismnoun
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The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
- Polytheism was inherently tolerant of the worship of many gods, because no single god was thought to control all the phenomena that are vital for human life. The gods were believed to tolerate this pluralism, and several could be worshiped in the same sanctuary or addressed in the same prayer.
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ecclesiasticallifestylereligionThe state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.
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human-sciencessciencessocial-scienceA social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.
- Instead, it is more probable that globalization is leading to a plurality of pluralisms.
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governmentpoliticsThe belief that there should be diverse and competing centers of power in society.
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governmentpoliticsThe acknowledgement of a diversity of political systems.
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lawThe existence of differing legal systems in a population or area.
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human-sciencesphilosophysciencesThe belief that values can be simultaneously antagonistic and incommensurable.
- Due to pluralism and conflicts within the good itself, such perfection, for Berlin, is not possible. A compromise does not bring us closer to a higher telos in history.
- Pluralism is a creative force because it admits of multiple ways to see a thing, multiple valuable paths to choose from.
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human-sciencesphilosophysciencesThe belief that a plural predicate refers to its individuals rather than to a collective.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。