gatekeeping
noun [ U ] uk/?ɡe?t.ki?.p??/ us/?ɡe?t.ki?.p??/
把关，（对谁可以得到资源和机会的）控制
the activity of trying to control who gets particular resources, power, or opportunities, and who does not
We are seeing the decline of cultural gatekeeping— the control over what is deemed worthy exerted by critics, educators, and so forth. 我们正在见证文化把关的衰落——也就是批评家、教育者等对他们认为的有价值的内容的控制。
Doctors who screen patients for clinical need provide a gatekeeping function for healthcare services. 医生通过对病人的临床需求进行筛选起到了为医疗服务机构把关的作用。
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- The challenge arises when one parent is sure his or her way is the only "right" way, resulting in the other parent being cut out of the decision-making process. That's where gatekeeping begins.
- Streaming platforms are also able to offer preferential treatment to certain songs and artists, though the gatekeeping isn't as severe as with commercial radio stations.
- It is argued that traditional publishing offers some degree of gatekeeping—i.e. only good books make it into print.
- Large record labels have lost so much gatekeeping ability due to the Internet revolution.
- Very clear gatekeeping procedures and stringent setting of priorities will be needed to prevent overspending.