plural stigmas
plural stigmas
Learner's definition of STIGMA
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[singular] : a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something污名，诋毁（常因社会或人们对某事物怀有偏见而造成） -
the stigma associated with mental illness = the stigma of mental illness对精神病的偏见
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the stigma of being poor = the stigma of poverty贫穷的不光彩
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There's a social stigma attached to receiving welfare.对于领取社会救济金存在一种社会偏见。
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[count] botany : the top part in the center of a flower which receives the pollen（花的）柱头