| 英语单词 | fairness |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['feənəs] 美 ['fernəs] |
| 中文释义 | n.公平;公正 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Ideas of fairness in taxation are usually nebulous. (2) Law was an order of peace founded on fairness. (3) The judge was a man of eminent fairness. (4) If children live with fairness, they learn justice. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 公平这一概念在税收领域一向是模糊不清的。 (2) 法律乃是建立在公平基础上的一种治安秩序。 (3) 这位法官是非常公正的人。 (4) 公正中长大的孩子,极富正义。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Fairness is the quality of making judgments that are free from discrimination. Judges, umpires, and teachers should all strive to practice fairness. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Fairness comes from the Old English fæger, meaning "pleasing, attractive." This makes sense given that the word is also used to describe physical beauty. Fairness can refer to someone's good looks, or if someone is very pale and blond, you might notice the fairness of her complexion. When someone shows fairness is making a decision, he is pleasing all parties involved and offering a solution that is attractive to everyone. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]公平;公道;公正 Fairness is the quality of being reasonable, right, and just.
2 [PHRASE 短语]说句公道话;公平地说;公正地说 You use fairness in expressions such as in fairness to and in all fairness when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given. [PHR with cl]
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