neutrality

1.名詞B2

釋義

a position of refusing to support either party in a war, argument, or contest — choosing instead to stay outside the conflict, like a country that lets neither army cross its border or a referee whose calls favour neither team.

例句

Switzerland has kept its neutrality through every major European war since 1815.

keep + neutrality (preserve a stated position)

Hiro abandoned his neutrality and openly backed Anjali's candidate in the union election.

abandon neutrality (give up the stance and pick a side)

同義詞

impartiality
stresses fairness in judgement; preferred for judges, referees, journalists.
non-alignment
political term for a country refusing to join military blocs (e.g. Cold War Non-Aligned Movement).
detachment
broader; emotional or intellectual distance, not just refusal to pick a side.

反義詞

partisanship
active support for one side, especially in politics.
bias
unfair leaning toward one side, often unconscious.

文法句型

neutrality in/of/on/toward N

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and abstract; takes prepositions in (most common), on, toward, or of. Frequently the object of verbs like maintain, preserve, declare, abandon, violate, or claim — pair it with one of those verbs when you need a fuller phrase.

常見錯誤

❌Norway declared a neutrality during the war.

✅Norway declared neutrality during the war.

💡uncountable, so no indefinite article.

neutrality — noun

1. a position of refusing to support either party in a war, argument, or contest —

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤