politically(adv.)
15世纪晚期,“根据固定的规则”(而不是统治者的无限权力); 1580年代,“以策略方式”; 1630年代“以政治方式”,源自于 politic 或 political + -ly(2)。第一个意义已过时,第二个则罕见或古体。 1970年, Politically correct 以占主导地位的现代意义得到证实。缩写词 P.C. 来源于1986年。
[T]here is no doubt that political correctness refers to the political movement and phenomenon, which began in the USA, with the aim to enforce a set of ideologies and views on gender, race and other minorities. Political correctness refers to language and ideas that may cause offence to some identity groups like women and aims at giving preferential treatment to members of those social groups in schools and universities. [Thuy Nguyen, "Political Correctness in the English Language,"2007]
“没有疑问,政治正确是指起源于美国的政治运动和现象,旨在将一组意识形态和观点强制施加于性别、种族和其他少数群体。政治正确是指可能会冒犯某些身份群体(如妇女)的语言和观点,并旨在为那些社会群体的成员提供优待待遇,包括在学校和大学中。”(引自 Thuy Nguyen“Political Correctness in the English Language”,2007年)
该词起源时间:15世纪末