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discriminatory + noun
discriminatory 常作定语，常与 policy、practice、law、treatment 等名词搭配。
The law prohibits discriminatory treatment of employees.
该法律禁止歧视性对待员工。
歧视性的；不公平的；有偏见的
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歧视性的；不公平的；有偏见的
showing unfair treatment or prejudice; biased
The law prohibits discriminatory treatment of employees.
该法律禁止歧视性对待员工。
与歧视(各种含义)相关的
Of or pertaining to discrimination (in all senses).
表现出偏见或偏向
Showing prejudice or bias.
The new policy is discriminatory because it treats older workers less favorably.
这项新政策具有歧视性，因为它对年龄较大的员工待遇较差。
She complained to her boss about the discriminatory remarks made during the meeting.
她向老板投诉了会议上带有歧视性的言论。
It is discriminatory to refuse a job applicant simply because of their religion.
仅仅因为宗教信仰就拒绝求职者是歧视性的做法。
discriminatory 常作定语，常与 policy、practice、law、treatment 等名词搭配。
The law prohibits discriminatory treatment of employees.
该法律禁止歧视性对待员工。
against 后接受歧视的对象；也可说 be discriminatory towards sb/sth，但 against 更常见。
The policy is clearly discriminatory against part-time workers.
这项政策明显对兼职工具有歧视性。
it 是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式短语。
It is discriminatory to ask about a candidate's marital status in an interview.
在面试中询问候选人的婚姻状况是歧视性的。
Not this
This rule is discriminate against disabled people.
Use this
This rule is discriminatory against disabled people.
discriminate 是动词，不能放在 be 后面作表语；表示“歧视性的”应该用形容词 discriminatory。这里表达“这条规定歧视残疾人”，需要用形容词作表语。
Not this
The law is discriminatory to women.
Use this
The law is discriminatory against women.
表示“对某群体有歧视”的固定介词搭配是 against，不是 to。discriminatory against 意为“针对、不利于……的歧视性”。
Not this
He has very discriminatory tastes in art.
Use this
He has very discriminating tastes in art.
discriminatory 意为“歧视性的、不公平的”；表示“有辨别力、有品位的”应该用 discriminating。这两个是形近形容词，不能混用。
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歧视性做法
The company was accused of discriminatory practices in its recruitment process.
该公司被指控在招聘过程中存在歧视性做法。
歧视性政策
The government introduced discriminatory policies against minority groups.
政府对少数群体推行了歧视性政策。
歧视性对待
Employees complained about discriminatory treatment in the workplace.
员工抱怨在工作场所受到歧视性对待。
歧视性法律
Many discriminatory laws were repealed after the civil rights movement.
民权运动之后，许多歧视性法律被废除了。
歧视性定价
The airline was fined for discriminatory pricing based on customers' region.
该航空公司因根据客户所在地区采取歧视性定价而被罚款。
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Discriminate 是‘区分’，-ory 是形容词后缀；把人‘区分’开来差别对待，就是歧视性的、不公平的。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律与政策、职场与教育、新闻报道或正式评论 在表示“歧视性的；不公平的”这一含义时，discriminatory 通常用于法律、政策、职场等正式语境；日常口语中更常说 unfair 或 biased。
以上词均与 discriminatory 同以 -atory 结尾，但美式读音中重音或重读元音后的音不同，所以没有与 discriminatory 完全押韵的常用词。例如 mandatory 重音在首音节 /ˈmæn/，而 discriminatory 重音在第二个音节 /ˈskrɪ/；obligatory、anticipatory、participatory 虽重读元音也是 /ɪ/，但重读元音后的辅音不同，不构成押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.