age-discrimination
UKeɪdʒ dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃnUSeɪdʒ dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn
Meaning
1n.
年龄歧视（基于年龄的不公正对待）
Usage
The company was sued for age-discrimination after laying off older employees exclusively.
该公司因仅解雇年长员工而被起诉年龄歧视。
New laws aim to prevent age-discrimination in hiring practices.
新法律旨在防止招聘实践中的年龄歧视。
She filed an age-discrimination complaint when passed over for promotion in favor of younger colleagues.
当晋升机会被给予更年轻同事时，她提起了年龄歧视申诉。
Etymology
该复合词由两个独立单词构成。"age"源自拉丁语，承载生命历程的维度；"discrimination"源于拉丁语 discriminare（区分），原为中性词，20世纪后逐渐强化负面含义。两者结合精准描述了基于年龄差异作出的不合理区分行为，折射出社会对公平价值的追求。