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。
任人唯亲;裙带关系;偏袒亲友
nepotisms — plural of nepotism
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
the unfair practice, especially by people in power, of giving jobs or advantages to their relatives or close friends
因亲属(或广义上的朋友)关系而非其能力而给予的偏袒
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
The manager was accused of nepotism because she hired her son instead of more qualified candidates.
那位经理被指责任人唯亲,因为她雇用了自己的儿子,而不是更合格的候选人。
用法提示:nepotism 作名词,表示“任人唯亲”,此句中指因亲属关系而录用。
To avoid any appearance of nepotism, the company made the hiring decision by a committee.
为了避免任何任人唯亲的表象,公司由委员会作出招聘决定。
用法提示:nepotism 为不可数名词,此处指在用人上偏袒亲属的做法。
People in the department complained about nepotism after the director's nephew got the promotion.
主任的侄子获得晋升后,部门里的人抱怨这是裙带关系。
用法提示:nepotism 作宾语,指“裙带关系”,即当权者偏袒亲友的行为。
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。
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。
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。
比 nepotism 范围更广,不限于亲戚或好友,也不一定涉及权力或职位任命;可用于任何不公平的偏爱。
特指对朋友或密友的偏袒,不涉及家人;常用于政治或商业任命,与 nepotism(亲缘偏袒)相对。
更强调权力者在任命、授予职位方面的照顾,可能带有正当性;而 nepotism 通常带有贬义。
可泛指任何偏袒,不限于亲友关系或职权范围,语气较正式,不一定指任免。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company was accused of a nepotism in hiring.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was accused with nepotism by the board.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager did nepotism when he hired his son.
正确表达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。
指凭能力而非亲属关系选拔人才,与任人唯亲相对。
强调不因亲属或私交而偏袒,与偏袒亲属相对。
泛指公平对待,不因关系亲疏而区别对待。
nepotism 特指偏袒亲属;cronyism 指偏袒朋友或长期伙伴,不一定是亲属。
nepotism 是 favoritism 的一种,专指因亲属关系给予好处;favoritism 范围更广,可指偏爱任何人或事物。
patronage 指赞助、光顾或授予职位的影响力;nepotism 专指利用这种影响力偏袒亲属。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
词根 nepot-(源自拉丁语 nepos/nepotis,意为“侄子/外孙”)+ 名词后缀 -ism(表示“行为、主义”)→ 偏袒亲属的行为。同根词:nephew(侄子/外甥)、nepotist(任人唯亲者);同后缀词:optimism(乐观主义)、favoritism(偏袒)。
任人唯亲常表现为给亲属安排职位或任命。
任人唯亲会让亲属获得非基于能力的特权或优势。
任人唯亲依赖亲属或亲近圈子内的人脉关系。
在公共事务中,任人唯亲常被视为一种腐败行为。
掌权者利用自身影响力去偏袒亲属。
你会成为一个“裙带关系宝贝”,并会过得好好的。——来自 Lorde 的歌曲《Secrets from a Girl (Who's Seen it All)》,此句讽刺特权子女靠关系也能无忧。
The new director's son got the job, and everyone called it nepotism.
新董事的儿子得到了那份工作,大家都说这是裙带关系。
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