Word · Frequency #15688
unfairness
不公平；不公正
partiality that is not fair or equitable; lack of fairness
- 1.
The state of being unfair; lack of justice.
不公平的状态；缺乏公正
- 2.
partiality that is not fair or equitable
不公平或不公正的偏袒
- 3.
An unjust act or situation.
不公正的行为或情况
- 4.
injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
因不符合规则或标准而造成的不公正
- 5.
an unjust act
不公正的行为
不公平的状态；缺乏公正；不公平或不公正的偏袒；不公正的行为或情况；因不符合规则或标准而造成的不公正；不公正的行为
In use
The unfairness of the new policy surprised no one.
She pointed out the unfairness in the way the team was chosen.
He could not accept the unfairness of being punished for someone else's mistake.
the unfairness of sth
The unfairness of the decision was obvious to everyone.
该决定的不公对每个人来说都是显而易见的。
a sense of unfairness
He felt a deep sense of unfairness after being passed over for promotion.
在晋升被忽略后，他感到深深的不公平感。
complain about unfairness
Connections
Collocations
- a sense of unfairness
- 不公平感；受到不公正对待的感觉
- Residents expressed a growing sense of unfairness about the new tax.居民们对新税收表达出越来越强烈的不公平感。
- procedural unfairness
- 程序不公；程序上的不公正
- She argued that the trial suffered from procedural unfairness.她辩称审判存在程序不公。
- systemic unfairness
- 体制性不公；制度性不公平
- The study reveals systemic unfairness in how loans are approved.这项研究揭示了贷款审批方式中存在的制度性不公平。
- gross unfairness
- 严重的不公平；明显的不公正
- They called the decision a gross unfairness.他们称这一决定严重不公。
- address unfairness
- 解决不公正问题；处理不公平现象
- The government must address unfairness in the healthcare system.政府必须解决医疗体系中的不公正问题。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把fair（公平）记牢，un-表'不'，-ness表名词；unfairness就是不公正。联想裁判偏袒一方。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常讨论、新闻报道、正式文书 unfairness 是名词，通常指不公平的状态或行为，日常和正式场合都可用；在正式写作中比较常见，口语中也可使用，但不如 unfair 常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with unfairness: fairness, bareness, awareness — all end in /ɛrnəs/. Beware business (/ˈbɪznəs/), happiness (/ˈhæpinəs/), and illness (/ˈɪlnəs/): despite the -ness spelling, they do not rhyme; their stressed vowels differ.
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.