Word familyadjectiveglassenglasslikeglassyglassyheadednounglassfulglassineglassinessglass ceilingglass fibreglasshouseglassmanglasspaperglasswareglassworkglassworkerglasswortglassverbglassifyadverbglassily
ˌglass ˈceiling noun [singular]
the attitudes and practices that prevent women or particular groups from getting high-level jobs, even though there are no actual laws or rules to stop them 玻璃天花板〔指女性或某一群体的人在职位晋升上遇到的无形障碍〕
Goodhue shattered the glass ceiling as the first female publisher at Time Inc.
古德休打破了无形的障碍,成为时代公司的第一位女出版人。
Examples from the Corpus
glass ceiling• We've got to recognise that many women in our organisation, for example, perceive a glass ceiling.• The glass ceiling does not exist because they don't let it.