Word · Frequency #23078
nepotism
任人唯亲；裙带关系；偏袒亲友
the unfair practice, especially by people in power, of giving jobs or advantages to their relatives or close friends
- 1.
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
因亲属(或广义上的朋友)关系而非其能力而给予的偏袒
因亲属(或广义上的朋友)关系而非其能力而给予的偏袒；偏袒亲属；起用亲戚
In use
The manager was accused of nepotism because she hired her son instead of more qualified candidates.
To avoid any appearance of nepotism, the company made the hiring decision by a committee.
People in the department complained about nepotism after the director's nephew got the promotion.
nepotism in [field/context]
常与表示领域或场合的名词搭配，说明偏袒行为发生的范围。
Nepotism in government appointments undermines public trust.
政府任命中的任人唯亲会削弱公众信任。
be accused of nepotism
常用被动语态，指被指控有裙带行为。
Several officials were accused of nepotism after hiring relatives.
几名官员因雇用亲属而被指责任人唯亲。
a case/an act of nepotism
The promotion was widely seen as a case of nepotism.
这次晋升被普遍视为一起裙带关系案例。
Common mistakes
The company was accused of a nepotism in hiring.The company was accused of nepotism in hiring.
nepotism 是不可数名词，表示“任人唯亲”时不加不定冠词 a/an。
He was accused with nepotism by the board.He was accused of nepotism by the board.
be accused of 是固定搭配，介词必须用 of，不能用 with 或 for。
The manager did nepotism when he hired his son.The manager practiced nepotism when he hired his son.
表达“搞任人唯亲”时，nepotism 与 practice 或 engage in 搭配，不能用 do。
Connections
Collocations
- blatant nepotism
- 公然任人唯亲
- Hiring his daughter was seen as blatant nepotism.聘用他女儿被视为公然任人唯亲。
- political nepotism
- 政治裙带关系
- The minister was accused of political nepotism.这位部长被指控搞政治裙带关系。
- nepotism in hiring
- 招聘中的裙带关系
- The company has strict rules against nepotism in hiring.公司有严格规定，禁止招聘中的裙带关系。
- accusations of nepotism
- 任人唯亲的指控
- The director quit after accusations of nepotism.在受到任人唯亲的指控后，这位主管辞职了。
- ban nepotism
- 禁止任人唯亲
- The new law aims to ban nepotism in public offices.新法律旨在禁止公职中的任人唯亲。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音'你婆'：想象你婆婆掌权，把亲戚都安排进公司当官——任人唯亲。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：workplace hiring、government appointments、corporate management 通常用于正式或书面语境，多指有权者偏袒亲友；日常口语中不算特别常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有所列单词与 nepotism (ˈnepətizm) 完全押韵。最接近的拼写/读音是 despotism：它同样以 -potism 结尾，并包含相同的后半部分 /pətɪzəm/，但其重音音节是 des- (/dɛs-/)，不是 nep- (/nɛp-/)。baptism 也以 /tɪzəm/ 结尾，但重读元音不同。注意形似词 nephew (/ˈnɛfjuː/) 和 potato (/pəˈteɪtoʊ/)：拼写中的 nep-、pot- 与目标相似，但读音完全不同。nepotist 是 nepotism 的派生词，前半部分读音相同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.