treat sb/sth unjustly
unjustly 常放在动词(如 treat)之后作方式状语。
The new law treats part-time workers unjustly.
新法律不公正地对待兼职工人。
不公正地;不公平地
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
不公正地;不公平地
in an unjust manner
The new law treats part-time workers unjustly.
新法律不公正地对待兼职工人。
不公正地
In an unjust manner.
He was unjustly accused of stealing the money.
他被不公正地指控偷了钱。
The workers complained that they were being treated unjustly by their manager.
工人们抱怨说他们受到经理的不公正对待。
She felt that the judge had decided unjustly against her.
她觉得法官对她作出了不公正的裁决。
unjustly 常放在动词(如 treat)之后作方式状语。
The new law treats part-time workers unjustly.
新法律不公正地对待兼职工人。
此被动结构强调某人受到不公正的对待,过去分词可用 accused、fined、dismissed 等。
Several innocent people were unjustly imprisoned.
几名无辜的人被不公正地关进监狱。
修饰形容词时,常与 harsh、critical、severe 等含否定评价色彩的词连用。
The punishment was unjustly severe.
这项惩罚严厉得不公正。
Not this
The workers were paid unjust.
Use this
The workers were paid unjustly.
paid 是动词,需要副词 unjustly 来修饰;unjust 是形容词,不能作状语。
Not this
The decision was unjustly.
Use this
The decision was unjust.
系动词 was 后面应接形容词 unjust 作表语;unjustly 是副词,不能用来描述主语的性质。
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被不公正地指控
He was unjustly accused of stealing the money.
他被不公正地指控偷了钱。
受到不公正的对待
She felt she had been unjustly treated by her employer.
她觉得受到了雇主的不公正对待。
被不公正地监禁
Many innocent people were unjustly imprisoned during the war.
战争期间,许多无辜的人被不公正地监禁。
被不公正地批评
The manager unjustly criticized his team for the failure.
经理因这次失败不公正地批评了他的团队。
被不公正地惩罚
The student was unjustly punished for a mistake he did not make.
这个学生因一个他并未犯下的错误而受到不公正的惩罚。
被不公正地剥夺
They were unjustly deprived of their right to vote.
他们被不公正地剥夺了选举权。
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联想记忆:un(否定前缀)+just(公正)+ly(副词后缀)→ 不公正地。
语域:neutral 常见场景:法律语境、新闻评论、正式演讲 unjustly 是中性偏正式的副词,通常用于书面语或正式场合,如法律、新闻和道德讨论;在日常口语中,人们有时更习惯用 unfairly。
发音提示:justly 和 robustly 与 unjustly 的 /ʌstli/ 部分押韵;注意 mostly 拼写以 -stly 结尾但元音为 /oʊ/,不押韵;unjust、justice、adjust 都含 /dʒʌst/,但缺少末尾的 /li/,也不是同韵词。
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