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favoritism n.偏爱；偏袒；不公平 (1) 以色列偏爱他，使得他的哥哥们瞧不起他。(2) 如果得到了晋升，职位比她高了，那叫偏袒。 The noun favoritism can simply describe the habit of preferring one particular person or group of people, but it often implies that it's done at the expense of other people. Your grandmother practices favoritism if she clearly likes one of her grandchildren best, and a politician is guilty of favoritism if she gives tax breaks to one group but not to others. The word favorite is at the root of favoritism, from the Latin root favere, "to show kindness to."

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英 ['feɪvərɪtɪzəm] 美 ['feɪvərɪtˌɪzəm] (1) His father loved him the most and showed favoritism towards him, so his brothers came to despise him.(2) If you get a promotion ahead of her, that is favoritism. A teacher who shows a clear preference for a particular student might be accused of favoritism, or favoring one person over others.

英语单词	favoritism
英美音标	英 ['feɪvərɪtɪzəm] 美 ['feɪvərɪtˌɪzəm]
中文释义	n.偏爱；偏袒；不公平
英语例句	(1) His father loved him the most and showed favoritism towards him, so his brothers came to despise him. (2) If you get a promotion ahead of her, that is favoritism.
中文例句	(1) 以色列偏爱他，使得他的哥哥们瞧不起他。 (2) 如果得到了晋升，职位比她高了，那叫偏袒。
vocabulary简明	A teacher who shows a clear preference for a particular student might be accused of favoritism, or favoring one person over others.
vocabulary扩展	The noun favoritism can simply describe the habit of preferring one particular person or group of people, but it often implies that it's done at the expense of other people. Your grandmother practices favoritism if she clearly likes one of her grandchildren best, and a politician is guilty of favoritism if she gives tax breaks to one group but not to others. The word favorite is at the root of favoritism, from the Latin root favere, "to show kindness to."

Favoritism Person Group Root 英 Feɪvərɪtɪzəm] 美 Feɪvərɪtˌɪzəm N.偏爱；偏袒；不公平