| 词汇 | prejudice |
| 释义 | prejudice noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/ us /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/ B2 an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge: 成见，偏见，歧视 Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced.禁止种族歧视的法律必须严格执行。 [ + that ]The campaign aims to dispel the prejudice that AIDS is confined to the homosexual community.这项运动旨在消除艾滋病仅限于同性恋群体的偏见。 He claims that prejudice against homosexuals would cease overnight if all the gay stars in the country were honest about their sexuality.他称如果国内所有的同性恋明星都能对自己的性取向开诚布公，那么对同性恋者的偏见就会立即消失。 without prejudice to somethinglaw formal or specialized If a decision or action is made without prejudice to a right or claim, it is made without having an effect on that right or claim: 对…没有不利，无损于 My client accepts the formal apology without prejudice to any further legal action she may decide to take.我的委托人接受了正式道歉，这不会影响她将来可能会采取的法律手段。 She criticized the government for trying to whip up anti-German prejudice. He had to battle against prejudice to get a job.为找到一份工作他不得不与偏见作斗争。 Such ingrained prejudices cannot be corrected easily.如此根深蒂固的偏见是不容易纠正的。 It seems that old prejudices are still lurking beneath the surface.在表象的背后似乎依然潜藏着旧有的偏见。 We mustn't let our prejudices blind us to the facts of the situation. Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly ableism ableist agism agist Anglocentric discrimination discriminative discriminatorily discriminatory drumhead one-sided one-sidedly one-sidedness one-way the old school tie two-tier unbalance unequal unequally uneven prejudice verb[ T ] uk /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/ us /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/ Someone or something that prejudices you influences you unfairly so that you form an unreasonable opinion about something: 使有成见，使有偏见，使产生歧视 His comments may have prejudiced the voters against her.他的评论可能已经使选民对她有了偏见。 formal Something or someone that prejudices something else has a harmful influence on it: 对…不利，损害 The fact that you were late all this week may prejudice your chances of getting a promotion.本周你一直迟到，这可能会影响到你的升职。 Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly ableism ableist agism agist Anglocentric discrimination discriminative discriminatorily discriminatory drumhead one-sided one-sidedly one-sidedness one-way the old school tie two-tier unbalance unequal unequally uneven You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preventing and impeding prejudice | American Dictionaryprejudice noun[ C/U ] us/ˈpredʒ·ə·dɪs/ an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge: [ U ]racial prejudice [ C ]The experience merely confirmed all his prejudices about living in the city. prejudicialadjectiveus/ˌpredʒ·əˈdɪʃ·əl/ An official investigation would have a prejudicial effect on the company’s reputation. prejudice verb[ T ] us/ˈpredʒ·ə·dɪs/ to unfairly influence a person or matter so that an unreasonable opinion or decision results: Both sides pledged not to do anything to prejudice the final outcome. prejudice | Business Englishprejudice noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈpredʒədɪs/us an unreasonable opinion, especially about a particular group of people, that is formed without thought or knowledge: prejudice against sb/sthThe prejudice against hiring someone 50 or older is unsound, because of the value, wisdom, and experience older people bring to the workforce. racial/religious prejudice with prejudice LAW if a decision or action is made with prejudice to a right, you have lost that right: The government agreed to dismiss the criminal charges with prejudice, meaning that they cannot be refiled. with prejudice to sthThe case shall be dismissed with prejudice to the refiling of the same or similar cause of action. without prejudice LAW if a decision or action is made without prejudice to a right, you continue to have that right: Three days later, she asked for a dismissal without prejudice, meaning that she can re-file at any time. without prejudice to sthThe original contract of sale is rescinded, but without prejudice to any claim that the seller may have for damages. prejudice verb[ T ] uk /ˈpredʒədɪs/us to unfairly influence someone or something, so that an unreasonable opinion or decision is the result: prejudice sb against sb/sthHis comments may have prejudiced the voters against her. to have a harmful influence on something: The absence of expert testimony prejudiced her defense. Examples of prejudiceprejudice Thus, partial tolerance becomes the perfect alibi for generalized prejudice against the regional varieties and praise of the standard. It is logically possible that there be prejudice without the pattern or a pattern without the prejudice in a particular case. These public opinion experiments offer a possible way to disentangle the effect of prejudice from the effect of group competition and conflict on racial-political attitudes. Bases of such changes include self-knowledge and self-critique of biases, stereotypes, and prejudices plus the virtues of openness and humility, as previously noted. The target should not be employers but "those whose prejudices actually cause unfair employment practices," by which they meant unions. Both parties bring with them preconceived notions and prejudices about medication that are prevalent in either their profession or in society at large. A larger issue that cannot be addressed in this paper is the prejudice against matrilineal-matrilocal systems as creating 'disincentives for long-term investment' by husbands (ibid.). All stories are artificial constructions, he seeks to remind us, and never convey the facts to the exception of presuppositions, prejudices and blindspots about ourselves. There are simply too many constituencies, too many prejudices and too many conflicting instincts to satisfy. Relativism counsels tolerance, it is believed, whereas nonrelativism engenders accusations of irrationality or willful malice and a dogmatic attachment to one's own cultural prejudices. However, despite the personal prejudices of the 'establishment', respect for the creative skill of an author might hold sway. Thus did red tape and prejudice prevent an important feature connected with the genuine character of spiritual agency from being put to the test. The tolerance and freedom from prejudice they vaunted pertained largely to religion, not nationality. The reliability of records such as electoral registers can also be prejudiced by differential geographical mobility. In fact, there are a good many reasons to take the embittered reflections and prejudices of contemporaries seriously, and not to brush them aside. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withprejudiceprejudiceThese are words often used in combination with prejudice. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. blind prejudice That shows that it is not mere blind prejudice of an obstinate bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 cultural prejudice Such defensive posturing indicated that the presentation of employment opportunities was not neutral but was framed to refute stereotypical cultural prejudice. ideological prejudice The scandal could not have reached the proportions it has had it not been sustained by a potent mix of ideological prejudice and institutional incompetence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with prejudice |
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