McCarthyism的词源

英文词源

McCarthyism

1950, with -ism + name of U.S. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (1908-1957), leader of U.S. anti-Communist agitation. The term is said to have been coined by "Washington Post" political cartoonist Herbert Block ("Herblock"). The surname is from Irish Mac Carthaigh "son of Carthach" (Welsh Caradawc), an ancient Celtic name, also known in its Latinized form, Caractacus (last of the British leaders to resist Rome, captured 51 C.E.)

中文词源

McCarthyism：麦卡锡主义，麦卡锡反共审查

来自美国参议员Joseph McCarthy,美国上世纪50年代反共思想的代表人物，因此，别人就根据他的名字杜撰出该词。该姓氏字面意思为Son of Carthy.

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