mansplain—it’s a combination of two words “man” and “explain.” 男性解釋
Cambridge Dictionary’s definition: this word means to explain something to someone in a way that suggests that they are stupid; used especially when a man explains something to a woman that she already understands.
Example: I’ve just had a guy mansplain my own job to me.
(Rex Huppke, a blogger with Seattle Times, 2016 May)
As America’s most-beloved workplace advice columnist and a man, it’s high time I address the subject of workplace “mansplaining.”
If you aren’t familiar with the term, it describes the all-too-frequent instances when a man explains something to a female co-worker in a condescending (居高臨下) manner. It often begins with the man interrupting the woman — “Actually …” — or talking over her, all so he can explain something she already understands.
身為美國最受愛戴的職場諮詢專欄作家，以及作為一個男人，是到了我談談[男性解釋]的時候了。
要是你不熟悉這個詞，它是描寫男人經常以高人一等的態度向他的女同事解釋一些事。他們常常用[其實]這個說法來打斷女性，或者直接在她講話時同時也講，好解釋她早就知道的事。
(Washington Post, 2016, March)
Behold, the ways in which male world leaders mansplain International Women’s Day!
看啊，一些男性世界領袖們如何解釋(好像他們很懂)國際婦女節
(Parliament of Australia, 2016)
“Mr. Speaker, I’d rather get an answer than the mansplaining I’m getting.”
議長先生，我希望得到答案而不是他一直向我解釋(我早已知道的).
sound: ICRT podcast
photo: ronedmondson
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