新詞速遞:什么是“職業(yè)虛景”?
無論工作與否,估計很多人都有聽說過“職業(yè)前景”這個詞吧。最近又出來個新詞叫“職業(yè)虛景”,英語則是Career veneer,這到底是啥玩意兒呢??
Urban Dictionary中這樣解釋道:
Career veneer:The thin layer of potential for career advancement, increase in pay and future opportunities that an employer paints on your job to convince you that the future holds something more than you are currently experiencing.
從上面這段解釋中我們可以看到,“職業(yè)虛景”簡單說來,就是指老板為員工描繪的燦爛未來了吧,比如加薪啊,升職啊等等美好的事物,讓員工覺得未來是值得期待的。
我們看到這里的veneer這個詞,多用來表示“superficial appearance covering or disguising the true nature of sb/sth”,即“虛假的外表,掩飾”的意思,是一種比喻用法。比如說:
你有沒有碰到過所謂的“職業(yè)虛景”呢?
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