favoritism
翻譯
偏袒, 偏愛, 任人唯親
例句
The manager was accused of favoritism.
經理被指控偏袒。
Favoritism in the workplace can lower morale.
職場中的偏袒會降低士氣。
文法模式
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.
近義詞
同義詞: partiality, bias, nepotism; 反義詞: impartiality, fairness
詞源
源自「favorite」(最喜歡的人)+「-ism」(主義,做法)。指將某人視為最愛並給予優待的做法。
記憶技巧
把它分解成「favorite-ism」。這是擁有和對待「寵兒」的「主義」(做法)。