Word · Frequency #23078
nepotisms
任人唯亲；裙带关系；偏袒亲友
nepotisms is the plural of nepotism.
核心释义
the unfair practice, especially by people in power, of giving jobs or advantages to their relatives or close friends
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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.
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
用法In use
The manager was accused of nepotism because she hired her son instead of more qualified candidates.
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.
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.
用法提示：nepotism 作宾语，指“裙带关系”，即当权者偏袒亲友的行为。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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