bureaucrat
意味: An official in a government department or large organisation, especially one perceived as being overly concerned with procedural rules at the expense of practical outcomes.
Bureaucrat carries a predominantly negative connotation in everyday English, suggesting inflexibility, red tape, and a preference for process over people. In neutral or academic usage, it simply denotes an administrator within a bureaucracy. The word is central to debates about public sector efficiency, regulatory burden, and the balance between oversight and agility.
例文
- Local business owners complained that faceless bureaucrats in Whitehall were strangling enterprise with unnecessary regulations. 当地企业主抱怨白厅里那些没有面孔的官僚正用不必要的法规扼杀企业活力。Los empresarios locales se quejaban de que burócratas anónimos de Whitehall estrangulaban la iniciativa empresarial con regulaciones innecesarias.地元の事業主たちは、ホワイトホールの顔の見えない官僚たちが不必要な規制で企業活動を締め付けていると不満を述べた。지역 사업주들은 화이트홀의 얼굴 없는 관료들이 불필요한 규제로 기업 활동을 옥죄고 있다고 불만을 토로했다.
- The senior bureaucrat had spent thirty years navigating the labyrinthine corridors of the civil service. 这位资深官僚在公务员体系迷宫般的走廊中摸索了三十年。El alto burócrata había pasado treinta años navegando por los laberínticos pasillos de la administración pública.その上級官僚は、公務員制度の迷宮のような廊下を30年にわたり渡り歩いてきた。그 고위 관료는 미로 같은 공무원 조직의 복도를 30년간 누비며 살아왔다.
- Reform advocates argued that too many bureaucrats were employed in duplicative oversight roles that added no public value. 改革倡导者认为,太多官僚从事着毫无公共价值的重复性监管工作。Los defensores de la reforma argumentaban que demasiados burócratas estaban empleados en funciones de supervisión duplicadas que no aportaban valor público alguno.改革の提唱者たちは、公共的価値を生まない重複した監視業務にあまりにも多くの官僚が雇用されていると主張した。개혁 지지자들은 공공적 가치를 창출하지 못하는 중복된 감독 업무에 너무 많은 관료가 고용되어 있다고 주장했다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: academic, professional, journalism
トーン: disapproving
起源と歴史
From French bureaucrate, itself from bureau (desk, office) combined with the Greek suffix -kratos (power, rule). Entered English in the early 19th century during a period of expanding state administration.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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