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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。
偏爱；偏好；喜好
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偏爱；偏好；喜好
a tendency to like something very much
The judge was accused of partiality toward the defendant.
法官被指控对被告有偏袒。
指对某物或某人的特别喜好；若指偏袒，则常用 bias 或 favoritism。
偏爱,偏袒,倾向
Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
偏好某物的倾向
a predisposition to like something
不完全或部分的性质
The quality of being partial or incomplete.
偏爱某一群体或观点而非其他
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
Sarah's partiality for detective novels means she always has a book in her bag.
莎拉对侦探小说的偏爱意味着她总是随身带着一本书。
My uncle has a partiality toward heavy metal, and he listens to it every day.
我叔叔偏爱重金属音乐，每天都听。
We all have our own partialities, and that's what makes choosing a restaurant so difficult.
我们都有自己的偏好，这就是选择餐馆如此困难的原因。
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。
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。
A teacher should not show partiality to any student.
老师不应该对任何学生表现出偏袒。
Not this
He is partiality towards his own team.
Use this
He has a partiality for his own team.
错误：将名词 'partiality' 误用为形容词。正确用法是 'have a partiality for' 表示对某事物有偏爱。形容词形式应为 'partial to'。
Not this
She shows no partiality of any candidate.
Use this
She shows no partiality for any candidate.
错误：介词使用不当。'partiality' 后接 'for' 或 'toward(s)'，而不是 'of'。'partiality of' 不符合英语习惯。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
避免偏袒
Teachers should avoid partiality when grading students.
教师在评分时应避免偏袒学生。
指责……偏袒，指控……不公
They accused the referee of partiality.
他们指责裁判偏袒。
特别偏爱；格外喜欢
She has a partiality for classical music.
她特别偏爱古典音乐。
表现出偏袒；偏心
The teacher must not show partiality to any student.
老师不能对任何学生表现出偏袒。
不偏不倚地，公正地
The judge listened to both sides without partiality.
法官不偏不倚地听取了双方的陈述。
我的弟兄们，你们信奉我们荣耀的主耶稣基督，便不可按着外貌待人。
This Bible verse, James 2:1, is often quoted in sermons and discussions about favoritism; it uses 'partiality' to mean unjust bias toward people based on outward status.
这节经文（雅各书2:1）常在关于偏袒的讲道和讨论中被引用；其中的 partiality 指按人的外在地位而怀不公道偏见的做法。
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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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.