give preferential treatment to sb
也可说 give sb preferential treatment,即把受惠者放在 treatment 前。
The law gives preferential treatment to disabled citizens.
法律给予残疾公民优先待遇。
优待的;优惠的;优先的
偏好投票的;排序投票的;优先的;与表示或给予偏好有关的。;一种投票制度,选民可在选票上标明偏好(通常为第一和第二选择),若无候选人获多数第一选择,则第一和第二选择合计最多者获胜。;(关税等)优惠的;[经] 特惠的; 特惠关税率
Relating to the showing or giving of preference to someone or something.
优先的;与表示或给予偏好有关的。
Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
一种投票制度,选民可在选票上标明偏好(通常为第一和第二选择),若无候选人获多数第一选择,则第一和第二选择合计最多者获胜。
Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices) between two or more candidates, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together is the winner.
The company offers preferential treatment to its long-term employees.
公司为其长期雇员提供优惠待遇。
用法提示:句中preferential作形容词修饰treatment,表示“优惠的”。
Students from low-income families receive preferential access to scholarships.
低收入家庭的学生获得奖学金优先权。
用法提示:句中preferential作形容词修饰access,表示“优先的”。
The trade agreement gives preferential tariffs to developing countries.
该贸易协定给予发展中国家优惠关税。
用法提示:句中preferential作形容词修饰tariffs,表示“优惠的”。
也可说 give sb preferential treatment,即把受惠者放在 treatment 前。
The law gives preferential treatment to disabled citizens.
法律给予残疾公民优先待遇。
指选民可在选票上按优先顺序排列多位候选人,常见于政治选举。
The state uses preferential voting to elect its senators.
该州采用偏好投票制选举参议员。
常与 treatment、terms 等搭配,侧重结果对某人有利,不一定强调‘被优先考虑’;正式程度与 preferential 相近。
多修饰人或群体,用于 treatment 时指‘给予特权’,隐含不平等;preferential 更中性。
‘special treatment’是常见搭配,但 special 含义宽泛,可指‘专门/不同’,只有在特定语境中才等同于 preferential。
常作定语(如 preferred customer),强调主体的偏好,而 preferential 强调给受惠者带来的优惠或优先权。
grammar · medium
易错句子She got preference treatment at the restaurant.
正确表达She got preferential treatment at the restaurant.
preference 是名词,不能用作定语修饰 treatment;应改用形容词 preferential,表示“优待的、优先的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bank offers preferable rates for new customers.
正确表达The bank offers preferential rates for new customers.
preferable 意为“更可取的、更好的”,不表示“优惠的”;表示“优惠的、优先的”应该用 preferential,与 rates 搭配时更是如此。
本项针对“给予优待、优先对待”的义项(如 preferential treatment),表示不偏向任何一方,与“差别对待”相对;不适用于 preferential voting 这类排序投票制。
同样针对“优待/优惠”的义项,指对各方一视同仁,与 preferential 的“偏向一方”相反。
针对“优待”义项,fair 侧重符合公认规则的公平,与“有意偏袒”相对;preferential 在贸易、税务等语境有“优惠的”含义,此时 fair 不是对应反义词。
preferential 指给予某人优待或优惠(如 preferential treatment 优待),常修饰待遇、政策;preferable 指在比较中‘更可取、更好’,常用结构 be preferable to。
preferential 侧重‘主动给予优惠或优先’,如 preferential policy 优惠政策;preferred 侧重‘被选中、被偏爱’的结果,如 preferred method 首选方法。
preferential 是形容词,修饰名词表示‘优待的/优先的’;preference 是名词,表示‘偏爱、选择倾向’,不能说 preference treatment,要用 preferential treatment。
优待;优惠待遇
The manager denied that any employee received preferential treatment.
经理否认任何员工受到了优待。
优惠利率;优惠费率
Long-term customers can enjoy preferential rates on loans.
长期客户可以享受贷款优惠利率。
优惠关税
The two countries signed an agreement on preferential tariffs for agricultural goods.
两国签署了一项关于农产品优惠关税的协议。
优惠准入
Developing countries were granted preferential access to the European market.
发展中国家获得了对欧洲市场的优惠准入。
偏好投票制;排序投票制
Australia uses preferential voting in federal elections.
澳大利亚在联邦选举中采用偏好投票制。
pre-(在前面)+ fer(拿,带)+ -ential(形容词后缀,表“与…有关的”);同前缀词:prepare, predict;同根词:prefer, preference, transfer, refer;同后缀词:essential, confidential
与 preferential 组成 preferential treatment,表示给予优先照顾或优待。
preferential policy 指为某些群体或地区提供优惠的政策。
preferential tariff 是贸易中给予特定国家的优惠关税。
preferential voting 指选民按偏好顺序投票的制度。
preferential access 指优先准入或优惠获取的机会。
优待;区别对待
The manager gave preferential treatment to his friend's application.
经理对他朋友的申请给予了优待。
优先选择穷人;对穷人的优先关注
The church's social teaching includes a preferential option for the poor.
教会的社会教导包括对穷人的优先关注。
优先投票制;偏好投票制
Australia uses preferential voting for its lower house elections.
澳大利亚下议院选举采用优先投票制。
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