Silver ceiling is a set of attitudes and prejudices that prevent older employees from rising to positions of power or responsibility in a workplace.
“银色屋顶”(silver ceiling)指工作单位中存在的阻止上年纪的员工升职或者承担更多工作责任的那种歧视的态度。
The term “silver ceiling” was coined by Ken Dychtwald, the author of several books on the baby boom generation, including Age Wave (1989) and Age Power (1999).
“银色屋顶”的英文表达silver ceiling是由肯•迪特沃德首创的,他曾经写过一些关注婴儿潮一代的书,其中包括《年龄波动》(1989)和《年龄力量》(1999)。
A view that is more common in factories or warehouses of exposed pipes wrapped in silver insulation and metal air vents can be seen suspended from the ceiling in the pictures.
从新居照片中可以看到,银色绝缘材料包裹的外露管道和金属通风口从天花板上悬吊下来,这样的景象倒是更常出现在一些工厂或车间里。
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