Word · Frequency #23815
Fully loadedpartiality
偏爱；偏好；喜好
a tendency to like something very much
指对某物或某人的特别喜好；若指偏袒，则常用 bias 或 favoritism。
- 1.
Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
偏爱,偏袒,倾向
- 2.
a predisposition to like something
偏好某物的倾向
- 3.
The quality of being partial or incomplete.
不完全或部分的性质
- 4.
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
偏爱某一群体或观点而非其他
偏爱,偏袒,倾向；偏好某物的倾向；不完全或部分的性质；偏爱某一群体或观点而非其他；偏心
In use
Sarah's partiality for detective novels means she always has a book in her bag.
My uncle has a partiality toward heavy metal, and he listens to it every day.
We all have our own partialities, and that's what makes choosing a restaurant so difficult.
partiality toward/towards sb/sth
表示偏向或不公正对待某人/事。
The judge was accused of partiality toward the defendant.
法官被指控对被告有偏袒。
partiality for sth
表示对某物的特别喜爱或癖好。
She has a partiality for chocolate.
她特别喜欢巧克力。
show partiality (to sb)
Connections
Collocations
- show partiality
- 显出偏袒，偏心
- A referee must never show partiality to either team.裁判绝不能偏袒任何一方。
- without partiality
- 公正地，不偏不倚地
- The manager promised to treat all employees without partiality.经理承诺不偏不倚地对待所有员工。
- partiality for
- 对……的偏爱，特别喜欢
- He has a partiality for old jazz records.他特别喜欢老爵士唱片。
- political partiality
- 政治偏袒，政治偏见
- The news channel was criticized for its political partiality.该新闻频道因政治偏袒而受到批评。
- avoid partiality
- 避免偏袒
- Teachers should avoid partiality when grading students.教师在评分时应避免偏袒学生。
- accuse of partiality
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：partial(偏袒的) + ity(名词后缀) → 偏爱、偏袒。只看到‘部分(part)’，就像只偏袒一边。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal essays、academic writing、public speeches partiality 通常用于正式或书面语境，表示偏爱或偏袒；日常口语中较少直接使用，更常说 preference 或 bias。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都以 /ˈæləti/ 结尾，与 partiality /ˌpɑrʃiˈæləti/ 押韵。注意形近词 equality /iˈkwɑːləti/ 重音元音不同，partial /ˈpɑrʃəl/ 没有 -ity 结尾，均不押韵。
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.