“玻璃悬崖”指的是交给女性的一项有很大风险或很可能失败的高级工作或重要项目。
Glass cliff is a senior job or important project, particularly one given to a woman, with a high risk of failure.
(玻璃悬崖)这个词是由英国埃克斯特大学的两位教授米歇尔·莱恩和亚历克斯·哈斯兰姆在2004年创造的。
A glass cliff is a term coined by Prof Michelle Ryan and Prof Alex Haslam of Exeter University, United Kingdom, in 2004.
悬崖陡峭，被炸得光滑，竖立着碎玻璃。
The cliffs are sheer, blasted smooth and bristling with broken glass.
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