red pill
noun[CorS]
uk/ˌred ˈpɪl/us/ˌred ˈpɪl/beliefs,choices, orinformationthatallowyou toseetheworldas it really is,eventhough you wouldfeelsaferorhappierif you did not. This refers to ascenein thefilm"The Matrix" where acharacterisofferedachoicebetween aredpill, whichrevealsthetrueworld, and abluepill, whichkeepsithidden:
红色药丸（指让人看到事情真实面目的东西。来自电影《黑客帝国》中的一个场景，片中角色要在揭示真实世界的红色药丸和隐藏真实世界的蓝色药丸之间做出选择。）Now you arelivinginreality. It's noteasy. If you hadn't taken thatredpillyou would be sohappyreturningfrom themallwithyournew $300jeans.现在你回到现实中了。这并不容易。如果你没有吞下那颗红色药丸，你会很高兴地从商场回来，穿上300美元的新牛仔裤。
What theseartistssoughtwasequivalenttoswallowingtheredpillin themovie"The Matrix".这些艺术家所追求的，相当于吞下了电影 "黑客帝国"中的红色药丸。
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blue pill
- If you arereadingthis itmeansyou took theredpill, congratulations.
- You couldarguethat "Through The Looking Glass" and "The Matrix" are the samestory: theredpillor thebluepill?
- I'ddefinitelytake theredpill. Howcoolwould that be to besuckedout of adreamstateandforcedinto REALreality?
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- not so muchidiom
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily
red pill
verb[Toften passive]
slang(alsored-pill,redpill)uk/ˌred ˈpɪl/us/ˌred ˈpɪl/to give someoneinformationthatallowsthem toseetheworldas it really is. This word is often used on theinternetbypeoplewithviewson thepoliticalright,especiallypeoplewho are againstfeminism(= thebeliefthat women do not have the samerights,power, andopportunitiesas men and should have them):
给（某人）吃红色药丸，让（某人）看清真相We need toredpillthesepeopleand make themseewhat is really going on.我们需要给这些人吃点红色药丸，让他们明白到底发生了什么。
Being red-pilled, he says,meansunderstandingthat everything you weretaught, everything you wereledtobelieveis alie.他说，被吃了 "红色药丸"就意味着意识到以前被教导的一切、被引导相信的一切都是谎言。
- Theybelievethat being redpilledmeansbecomingalertto theharshtruththatmales(ratherthan women) are themarginalizedclass.
- New Trumpsupportersareseenas being "redpilled".
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- not so muchidiom
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily