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词汇 iniquitous
释义 iniquitous
adjective
 formaluk /ɪˈnɪk.wɪ.təs/ us /ɪˈnɪk.wə.t̬əs/
very wrong and unfair: 极其错误的;极不公正的
iniquitous systemIt is an iniquitous system that allows a person to die because they have no money to pay for medicine.付不起医药费就可置人生死于不顾,这是极其不公的制度。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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aberrant
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Examples of iniquitous


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Other artists, for their part, tried to renegotiate older, iniquitous contracts.
Non-transparent, iniquitous and inefficient taxation distorts resource allocation and hampers the growth of trade.
Were the iniquitous prince and his bureaucracy its sole representatives, or was the entire society thus condemned?
It asserted that it was iniquitous to inflict suffering on any sentient being, except when self-defence or absolute necessity could be justified.
On the one hand, such associations can be seen as highly individualised resistance against cultural practices located in an iniquitous system based upon assumed hierarchies and status claims.
I have no objection to ending the current iniquitous paradox of the minimum income guarantee system that penalises thrift and saving.
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We were besieged with correspondence which suggested that this was one of the most iniquitous procedures.
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Constituents have told me that they will not buy the ground rent because the price is iniquitous.
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That service and dedication to duty runs the risk of being tarnished by heavy-handed and iniquitous treatment by employers.
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The obvious disadvantage of this iniquitous cartel is that standards of performance get lower and lower as the decades go by.
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Let the rank and file speak loudly on behalf of working people who object to this iniquitous tax.
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That sort of subsidy is iniquitous because there is a marginal and comparative advantage for countries in the developing world to produce cane sugar.
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Will he, when framing legislation on housing finance, consider abolishing this iniquitous surcharge?
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Student union membership is thus a closed shop, outdated and iniquitous.
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In view of the urgency of the matter, will he expedite the report and introduce legislation to remove this iniquitous system?
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