favoritism
翻译
偏袒, 偏爱, 任人唯亲
例句
The manager was accused of favoritism.
经理被指控偏袒。
Favoritism in the workplace can lower morale.
职场中的偏袒会降低士气。
语法模式
show favoritism ((toward(s) sb.)) 偏袒(某人) The teacher showed favoritism towards certain students.
be accused of favoritism 被指控偏袒 The boss was accused of favoritism.
近义词
同义词: partiality, bias, nepotism; 反义词: impartiality, fairness
词源
源自“favorite”（最喜欢的人）+“-ism”（主义，做法）。指将某人视为最爱并给予优待的做法。
记忆技巧
把它分解成“favorite-ism”。这是拥有和对待“宠儿”的“主义”（做法）。