mar·gin·al·ize (also marginalise British English) /ˈmɑːdʒənəlaɪz $ ˈmɑːr-/ verb [transitiveT] UNIMPORTANTto make a person or a group of people unimportant and powerless in an unfair way 使〔某人或某群体〕显得不重要,使边缘化 Female employees complained of being marginalized by management. 女性雇员抱怨被管理层边缘化。
—marginalized adjectiveadj
—marginalization /ˌmɑːdʒənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌmɑːrdʒənələ-/ noun [uncountableU]