Demagoguery是英语名词,音标为英/ˌdeməˈɡɒɡəri/、美/ˌdeməˈɡɑːɡəri/,中文译为“散布谣言”“煽动行为”或“群众煽动”。该词带有贬义,专指通过激发公众情绪而非理性论述来操控舆论的政治手段,常见于对简化逻辑、夸大言辞等手段的批判场景中。
柯林斯词典将其列为英语专业八级词汇,强调其语义核心为煽动行为,
剑桥词典则补充其多语种翻译及发音规则。
1.N-UNCOUNT You can refer to a method of political rule as demagogy or demagoguery if you disapprove of it because you think it involves appealing to people's emotions rather than using reasonable arguments. 煽动的做法 [表不满]
The nature of demagoguery is that it immediately arouses counter-demagoguery.这种煽动民众的性质立即激起反对声浪。
For some reason, many commentators seem to believe that accurately describing what the G.O.P. is actually proposing amounts to demagoguery.由于某种原因,许多评论家似乎相信,准确地描述共和党提议的实际内容就等于散布谣言。