无论工作与否,估计很多人都有听说过“职业前景”这个词吧。最近又出来个新词叫“职业虚景”,英语则是Career veneer,这到底是啥玩意儿呢? 

Urban Dictionary中这样解释道:

Career veneer:The thin layer of potential for career advancement, increase in pay and future opportunities that an employer paints on your job to convince you that the future holds something more than you are currently experiencing.

从上面这段解释中我们可以看到,“职业虚景”简单说来,就是指老板为员工描绘的灿烂未来了吧,比如加薪啊,升职啊等等美好的事物,让员工觉得未来是值得期待的。

我们看到这里的veneer这个词,多用来表示“superficial appearance covering or disguising the true nature of sb/sth”,即“虚假的外表,掩饰”的意思,是一种比喻用法。比如说:

His veneer of politeness concealed a ruthless determination.
他彬彬有礼的伪装下隐藏着不择手段的狠心。

你有没有碰到过所谓的“职业虚景”呢?

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