trung bình chủ nghĩa

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Mediocrism / The cult of mediocrity: An attitude, principle, or practice that accepts, promotes, or is content with average or merely adequate results, quality, or performance, often discouraging excellence or exceptional achievement.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Trong một số tổ chức, trung bình chủ nghĩa có thể kìm hãm sự đổi mới. (In some organizations, mediocrism can stifle innovation.)
    • Giáo viên đó phản đối trung bình chủ nghĩa và luôn khuyến khích học sinh phấn đấu hết mình. (That teacher opposes the cult of mediocrity and always encourages students to strive their best.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used in critical or analytical contexts to describe a systemic or cultural problem within institutions, educational systems, or workplaces where average performance becomes the accepted norm.
Variants and Related Words
  • Chủ nghĩa (n): -ism, doctrine, ideology. A suffix denoting a system, principle, or ideology.
  • Trung bình (adj/n): average, mediocre. Describes something of ordinary or medium quality.
Synonyms
  • Cult of the average: A system that venerates or enforces median standards.
  • Averagism: A focus on or acceptance of the mean or typical level.
Related Concepts
  • Sự tầm thường (n): Mediocrity. The state of being of only moderate quality.
  • Tư tưởng an phận (n): Complacency. A mindset of being satisfied with the current situation without striving for improvement.