favouritism

IPA/ˈfeɪvərɪtɪzəm/
IPA/ˈfeɪvərɪtɪzəm/

favouritism — 名詞

1. the practice, usually by someone with power such as a boss, teacher, coach, or p

1.名詞C1
釋義

偏袒；偏心

對特定人不公平地給予優待

the practice, usually by someone with power such as a boss, teacher, coach, or parent, of giving better treatment to certain people for personal reasons rather than because they have earned it — for example, an easier job for a friend, or higher marks for a favourite student.

例句

Several teachers accused the principal of favouritism after Talia received the leading role twice.

在 Talia 連續兩次拿到主角後，好幾位老師指控校長偏袒。

accuse + of favouritism — the most common reporting pattern

Mauricio refused to coach his own son's team to avoid any suggestion of favouritism.

Mauricio 拒絕擔任自己兒子球隊的教練，以免讓人覺得他有偏袒之嫌。

avoid the suggestion / appearance of favouritism

常見搭配
  • show favouritism
  • accuse somebody of favouritism
  • blatant favouritism
  • avoid the appearance of favouritism
同義詞
  • partiality

    more formal; can also mean a general fondness (e.g. 'a partiality for chocolate'), not always unfair.

  • nepotism

    specifically unfair preference for family members, usually in jobs or business.

  • cronyism

    unfair preference for close friends or political allies, especially in awarding jobs or contracts.

  • bias

    broader term for unfair leaning — can be for or against someone, and is not limited to people in authority.

反義詞
  • impartiality

    treating all sides equally without preference.

  • fairness

    everyday opposite — judging people on merit, not personal feeling.

文法句型

show favouritism to/towards somebody

accuse somebody of favouritism

用法筆記

Uncountable: never 'a favouritism' or 'favouritisms'. Subject is usually a person in authority (boss, teacher, parent, coach, judge); the typical objects are 'show', 'accuse of', 'avoid', 'end'.

常見錯誤

The boss has many favouritisms in the office.
The boss shows a lot of favouritism in the office.
uncountable; cannot be pluralised or used with 'a/an'.
The teacher had favouritism on her best student.
The teacher showed favouritism towards her best student.
the verb is 'show', and the preposition is 'to' or 'towards', not 'on'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • accusation of favouritism
  • appearance of favouritism
  • charge of favouritism
  • culture of favouritism

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • show favouritism
  • accuse of favouritism
  • avoid favouritism
  • end favouritism
  • no favouritism

介系詞搭配