Word · Frequency #19946
favouritism
偏袒；偏爱；偏心
核心释义
unfair preference for or inclination to favour a particular person or group
- 1.
因偏见而导致的不公平待遇
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
- 2.
偏袒,偏爱倾向
an inclination to favor some person or group
因偏见而导致的不公平待遇；偏袒,偏爱倾向；偏爱；徇私；宠信
用法In use
The teacher was accused of favouritism because she always gave her favourite students higher marks.
用法提示：句中 favouritism 是名词，指不公平地偏向某些人的做法。
In any fair competition, favouritism towards one team makes the result meaningless.
用法提示：favouritism 在这里指对某群体或个人的偏爱倾向。
He got the promotion through favouritism, not through his own ability.
用法提示：favouritism 作名词，表示因偏见导致的不公平待遇。
show favouritism towards sb
The manager showed favouritism towards her cousin when assigning the project.
分配项目时，那位经理对她的表亲表现出了偏袒。
accuse sb of favouritism
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- show favouritism
- 表现出偏袒
- The teacher was careful not to show favouritism in class.这位老师很注意不在课堂上表现出偏袒。
- accusations of favouritism
- 偏袒的指责
- The promotion led to accusations of favouritism.这次晋升引发了偏袒的指责。
- favouritism towards
- 对某人的偏袒
- There were claims of favouritism towards the manager's friends.有人声称经理对朋友有偏袒。
- avoid favouritism
- 避免偏袒
- Managers should avoid favouritism when assigning tasks.经理分配任务时应避免偏袒。
- be accused of favouritism
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 favourite（最喜欢的）+ ism，只对最喜欢的那个偏心，即偏袒。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：workplace promotions、school grading、political appointments 通常用于描述在职场、学校或政治等场合中因个人偏好而产生的不公平待遇，比较常见于正式或书面语境，也用于日常交流中谈论偏袒现象。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词大多以 -ism 结尾，读 /ɪzəm/。favouritism、elitism、nepotism、baptism 的末尾都是 /tɪzəm/（对应拼写 -itism / -otism / -tism）。optimism 的 -mism 读 /mɪzəm/。注意 criticism 是形近词，其中的 -cism 读 /sɪzəm/，与 /tɪzəm/ 不同；favourite 则与 favouritism 的开头 favour- 拼法相同。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.