impartiality
/ˌɪmˌpɑːʃiˈæləti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪmˌpɑːrʃiˈæləti/ (ame, ipa) · /(¦)im əm+/ (ame, mw)
impartiality — noun
1. the quality of treating every person or side equally, without letting personal f
the quality of treating every person or side equally, without letting personal feelings, opinions, or interests shape your decision
Judge Lotte built her reputation on the impartiality she showed in every case before her court.
noun + showed/built on — describes a judge's professional virtue
The new referee swore to act with complete impartiality during the championship match between the two rival schools.
with + impartiality — common adverbial pattern
Readers wrote angry letters questioning the newspaper's impartiality after it published five stories praising the mayor.
Manuela resigned from the hiring panel because she felt her friendship with one candidate would damage her impartiality.
Voters expect judges to decide cases with strict impartiality, no matter how famous or rich the people in court are.
- fairness
broader and more everyday; impartiality specifically rules out personal bias in formal decisions
- neutrality
stresses not taking sides; impartiality stresses fair treatment after weighing all sides
- objectivity
stresses reasoning from evidence rather than emotion; impartiality stresses equal treatment of parties
- even-handedness
more informal; emphasises consistent equal treatment across cases
- bias
an unfair preference for one side, the direct opposite of impartiality
- partiality
favouring one party — the literal antonym
- prejudice
pre-formed unfair opinion, usually about a group
用法筆記
Subject is typically a person or institution that makes decisions affecting others — judges, referees, journalists, panels, regulators. Often appears with adjectives of strength: 'strict', 'complete', 'absolute', 'total'.