unfairly
unfairly — 副詞
1. when someone behaves or acts without fairness — for example, treating one group
不公平
以不公平的方式對待他人或團體
when someone behaves or acts without fairness — for example, treating one group more harshly than another for no good reason
The hiring manager was accused of acting unfairly by rejecting qualified women candidates.
這位招聘主管被指控拒絕合格的女性求職者，做法不公平。
passive + of + gerund: be accused of acting unfairly
The referee was criticized for unfairly penalizing one team throughout the match.
裁判在整場比賽中不公平地處罰其中一隊，因而受到批評。
adverb before gerund: unfairly penalizing
The judge ruled that the tenant had been treated unfairly by the landlord.
法官判定房客受到房東不公平的對待。
passive: be treated unfairly
The teacher gave unfairly low marks to students who asked too many questions.
那位老師對提出過多問題的學生打了不公平的低分。
adverb + adjective: unfairly low
The night-shift supervisor was fired for unfairly blaming the junior staff for every mistake.
那位夜班主管因為每次出錯都不公平地責怪下屬而被開除。
adverb + gerund: unfairly blaming
- treat unfairly
- be treated unfairly
- judge unfairly
- criticize unfairly
- penalize unfairly
- accuse unfairly
- act unfairly
- blame unfairly
- reject unfairly
- unjustly
more formal and typically used in legal or moral contexts
- wrongfully
specifically implies a violation of a legal or moral right
- inequitably
formal; focuses on unequal distribution or treatment across groups
- unduly
suggests an action is excessive or beyond what is reasonable
用法筆記
Frequently used with passive verbs describing how a person or group is treated, such as treat, penalize, criticize, judge, accuse, and reject. The adverb usually appears directly before the past participle or gerund it modifies.
常見錯誤
同根字
- unfair形容詞B1
- unfairness名詞B2
- fair形容詞A2
- fairly副詞B1
- fairness名詞B2