| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_unfair |
| 释义 | unfairThese words refer to things that are not morally right because they do not treat people equally. One common word for this is unfair. If something is unfair, it gives an advantage to one person over another and treats the other person poorly. They objected to the state's unfair treatment of dissenters. Don't cheat - that's unfair to the other team. Unjust is an alternative to unfair. Unjust is disapproving, and is used about large issues or events in society, such as wars or imprisoning people, which are not based on a good understanding of what is right, or which punish some people more than others. They protested unjust laws. If something is unfair because it shows an unreasonable like or dislike for someone or something that is based on personal opinions, you could use the words biased or slanted. Biased is sometimes used humorously to say that you have an obvious preference. Slanted is a disapproving word. The newspaper gave a very biased report of the meeting. humorousI think she's beautiful, but she's my wife, so I'm biased. The report was slanted in favour of the developers. Discriminatory is often used when something is unfair because it treats people differently, and usually worse, because of their sex, skin colour, religion, etc. The company has a zero-tolerance policy toward discriminatory practices. Prejudiced can also be used to refer to things that are unfair because they treat people differently, and usually worse, because of their sex, skin colour, religion, etc. Prejudiced can also be used to refer to a personal dislike of someone or a group of people based on those same qualities. It is well known that the company is prejudiced against older workers and refuses to hire anyone over the age of 50. He is prejudiced against people of colour. In formal contexts, the word inequitable is often used when something is unfair because it is good for some people and bad for other people. The current health care system is inequitable. |
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