- If something has a negative association attached to it, call this a stigma. Bed-wetting can lead to a social stigma for a six year old, while chewing tobacco might have the same effect for a sixty year old.
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- n. [植] 柱头；耻辱；污名；烙印；特征
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1. Those living in the shadow of stigma.
这些人生活在污名的阴影中。
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2. One reason for this is the stigma experienced by many men who have sex with men and transgender people.
造成这种情况的一个原因是，许多男男性行为者和变性人遇有耻辱情况。
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3. Some of the stigma continues today in many countries and can impact the quality of life for people with the disorder and their families.
今天，对该病存有的一些耻辱状况在许多国家仍然持续存在，这一状况影响到了病人及其家庭的生活质量。
- stigma (n.) 1590s (earlier stigme, c. 1400), "mark made on skin by burning with a hot iron," from Latin stigma (plural stigmata), from Greek stigma (genitive stigmatos) "mark of a pointed instrument, puncture, tattoo-mark, brand," from root of stizein "to mark, tattoo," from PIE root *steig- "to stick; pointed" (see stick (v.)).
stigma / ˈstɪɡmə ; NAmE ˈstɪɡmə / noun 1 [uncountable , countable , usually singular ] feelings of disapproval that people have about particular illnesses or ways of behaving 耻辱；羞耻 ◆ the social stigma of alcoholism 酗酒在社会上的恶名 ◆ There is no longer any stigma attached to being divorced. 离婚不再是什么丢脸的事。 2 [countable ] ( biology 生 ) the part in the middle of a flower where pollenis received （花的）柱头 stigma stigmas stigmata stigma / ˈstɪɡmə ; NAmE ˈstɪɡmə /
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