Mc·Car·thy·ism
noun/məˈkɑːθiɪzəm/
/məˈkɑːrθiɪzəm/
[uncountable]- an aggressive investigation during the 1950s against people in the US government and other institutions who were thought to be communists, in which many people lost their jobs
麦卡锡反共审查（20 世纪 50 年代在美国政府等机构中进行，很多人因此失业）；麦卡锡主义