UNFAIR1 not treating people in a way that is reasonable or equal2 unfair treatment because of someone's race, sex, age etc3 when a report, description etc is unfair4 when one person or group is treated much better than others5 a situation or decision which is very unfairRELATED WORDSoppositeFAIRsee alsoCRUELUNKINDEQUAL/NOT EQUAL1 not treating people in a way that is reasonable or equal 待人不讲理的或不平等的unfair/not fair /ˌʌnˈfeəʳ◂, nɒt ˈfeəʳ/ [adjective]not treating everyone equally, or not treating people in a way that most people think is right 不公平的，不公正的 The present welfare system is grossly unfair. 现行的福利体制非常不公平。 unfair laws 不公正的法律 Do you think I'm being unfair? 你觉得我有失公正吗? I don't want to be unfair, but you have to admit she behaved stupidly. 我不想显得不公正，但你不得不承认她表现得很愚蠢。it's/that's not fairspoken Why do I always have to do the laundry? It's not fair! 为什么老是我洗衣服？这不公平！ That's not fair - it puts me at a disadvantage! 那不公平—对我很不利！it is unfair that/it is not fair that It seems very unfair that she got all the blame. 把责任都推给她，这似乎很不公平。it is unfair/not fair to do something It's not fair to have a dog if you're out at work all day. 如果你整天在外工作，那么养狗就很不妥当了。 I told him it wasn't fair to treat her any differently. 我跟他说，对她不是一视同仁很不公正。unfair/not fair to/on This sort of arrangement is not fair on the players, and not fair on the fans. 这种安排对选手不公，对拥护者也不公。 The tax laws are very unfair to the self-employed 这些税法对自营者十分不公平。not fair/unfair of somebody (to do something) It's unfair of you to judge all young people in the same way. 对年轻人都持一样的看法，这是有失公允的。unreasonable /ʌnˈriːzənəbəl/ [adjective]not fair or not sensible 超越情理的，过分的；不合理的 It is possible for telephone companies to make profit without charging unreasonable rates. 电话公司即使没有过高收费也是可以赢利的。 Some news media have described the government's actions as excessive and unreasonable. 一些新闻媒体用过分和无理来形容政府的行为。 She divorced her husband on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour. 她以丈夫行为不合理为由和他离了婚。 It didn't seem like an unreasonable request. 这不像是无理要求。it is unreasonable (for somebody) to do something It's unreasonable to expect people to pay for something they haven't even seen yet. 让别人还没有看到货就付款是不合理的。 It is not unreasonable for parents to want schools to reinforce the values children are taught at home. 家长希望学校能够巩固孩子在家里受到的价值观教育，这个要求并不过分。undeserved /ˌʌndɪˈzɜːʳvd◂/ [adjective]a punishment or criticism that isundeserved is unfair because you do not deserve it 不该受的，冤枉的，不应得的 He's come in for a lot of criticism, most of it completely undeserved. 他受到了不少批评，大部分是完全不应该的。 Unfortunately, Lamarck has developed an undeserved reputation as a loser. 拉马克不幸得了一个失败者的名声，真是冤枉。 an undeserved and unwarranted attack 不该受的无理攻击biased /ˈbaɪəst/ [adjective not usually before noun]unfairly against, or unfairly in favour of a particular group 有偏见的，偏袒一方的 The system is so biased that many citizens simply do not register to vote. 这体制倾向性太大，许多公民压根就不去登记投票。biased towards/biased in favour of Export policy has been biased towards overseas customers. 出口政策偏向海外客户。 Much of the information the clinics gave people was incomplete and biased in favour of educated middle-class clients. 诊所提供的大多数信息都是不完整的，而且偏向优待受过教育的中产阶级客户。biased against University acceptance policies seem to be biased against minorities. 大学录取政策似乎歧视少数族群。unjust /ˌʌnˈdʒʌst◂/ [adjective]not fair or right according to the principles or ideas of a particular society 〔根据某一社会的原则或思想观念〕不公正的；不正当的 They didn't mind breaking the law because they believed the law was unjust. 他们无所谓违不违法，因为他们觉得法律是不公正的。 an unjust and pointless war 一场不公正且没有意义的战争 The legal aid charity has helped overturn some notoriously unjust verdicts. 这个法律援助慈善机构帮助推翻了很多众所周知的不公正判决。unjustly [adverb] Amnesty International launched a new campaign on behalf of people who have been unjustly imprisoned. 大赦国际为含冤入狱者发起了一场新的运动。favourBritish/favorAmerican /ˈfeɪvəʳ/ [transitive verb not usually in progressive]to treat one person in a group better than others, when you should treat all of them the same 偏袒，偏爱 Many teachers favour boys, often without even realizing it. 许多老师偏袒男生，经常连自己也意识不到。favour somebody over somebody The Federal Republic denied that its policies favored any race over another. 联邦共和国否认它的政策偏袒任何种族。2 unfair treatment because of someone's race, sex, age etc 由于种族、性别、年龄等产生的不公平待遇discrimination /dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən, dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]discrimination against The Department was notorious for its blatant discrimination against non-U.S. citizen employees. 这个部门因公然歧视非美国公民雇员而臭名远扬。 The policy forbids any form of discrimination against gay and lesbian students. 这项政策禁止以任何形式歧视同性恋学生。racial discriminationdiscrimination because of someone's race 种族歧视 a plan to tackle racial discrimination in the police force 处理警察队伍中种族歧视现象的一个计划sexual/sex/gender discriminationdiscrimination because of someone's sex 性别歧视 a sex discrimination case 性别歧视案件age discriminationdiscrimination because of someone's age, especially if they are quite old 〔尤指对年长者的〕年龄歧视 He believed his boss had violated the age discrimination law. 他认为他的老板违反了有关年龄歧视的法律。reverse discriminationthe practice of treating unfairly a group of people who usually have advantages, in order to be fair to people who do not have those advantages 逆向歧视〔以不公平的方式对待通常占优势的团体，从而公平地对待没占优势的团体〕 White-male fears of reverse discrimination have been widely exaggerated. 白人男性对逆向歧视的担心程度被过分夸大了。discriminate against /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt əgenst , dɪˈskrɪməneɪt əgenst somebody/ [transitive phrasal verb]to treat someone unfairly because of their race, sex, age etc - use this especially about companies, the police, judges etc 歧视〔尤用于指公司、警察、裁判等〕 Shaun says he has definitely been discriminated against because he's black. 肖恩说，他因为是黑人而无疑受到了歧视。 Why do so many companies think it's OK to discriminate against older people? 为何那么多公司认为歧视年纪大的人是没有关系的呢？prejudice /ˈpredʒɑdɪs, ˈpredʒɑdəs/ [countable/uncountable noun]when people do not like or trust someone who is different, for example because they belong to a different race, country, religion etc 偏见，成见；歧视 For years he has fought against prejudice and racial hatred. 多年来他一直与偏见和种族仇恨作斗争。prejudice against a rising prejudice against gays 对同性恋者越来越严重的偏见racial prejudiceprejudice because of someone's race 种族偏见 The number of hate crimes spurred by racial prejudice is increasing in our state. 由种族偏见引起的仇视犯罪案件在我们州呈上升趋势。inequality /ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪti, ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlətiǁ-ˈkwɑː-/ [countable/uncountable noun]when people do not have the same rights or opportunities in their education, their jobs etc, because of their sex, race, or social class 〔权利或机会的〕不平等inequality in The report looks at inequality in education. 这篇报道关注教育的不平等。inequality between The study shows that large inequalities still exist between men and women. 该研究显示男女之间依然存在很大程度的不平等。inequality of/in Most of the complaints centered on the inequality of the justice system. 大多数投诉都集中在司法体系的不公正。social/sexual/racial etc inequality Social inequality is likely to increase in the 21st century. 社会的不平等现象在21世纪有可能呈上升趋势。 signs of economic inequality 经济不平等的迹象discriminatory /dɪˈskrɪmɪnətəriǁ-tɔːri/ [adjective]discriminatory laws, systems etc treat one particular group in society, such as women or black people, unfairly 〔法律、制度等〕歧视的；不公平的 Congress is to launch an inquiry into discriminatory acts by immigration officials. 国会准备对移民官员的歧视行为进行调查。 The government enacted laws to protect women from discriminatory employment practices. 政府通过了几项法律，保护妇女使她们在就业过程中免受歧视。 Was there evidence of discriminatory treatment? 有不公平待遇的证据吗？double standards /ˌdʌbəl ˈstændəʳdz/ [plural noun]an attitude or belief, usually about the way you should behave, that is unfairly thought to be correct for one group in society but not for another 双重标准 Their action is designed to call attention to the double standards operating in the Mexican judicial system. 他们行动的目的是要人们关注墨西哥司法制度中实行的双重标准。 What disturbs me most is the racial double standard that exists in foreign policy: Predominantly white countries are given aid and attention while predominantly non-white countries are ignored. 最让我不安的是对外政策中的种族双重标准：以白人为主的国家获得帮助和重视，而非白人为主的国家却遭受忽视。3 when a report, description etc is unfair 报道、描写等不公正的unfair /ˌʌnˈfeəʳ◂/ [adjective] The press has been accused of unfair coverage of the recent elections. 新闻界被指责对最近的选举进行了不公平的报道。 There is nothing unfair about a story that is written from both points of view. 一篇报道把两种观点都写进去就公正了。biased /ˈbaɪəst/ [adjective not usually before noun]abiased report, account etc is unfair and not correct because it supports one particular group, usually because the writer or newspaper has a connection with that group 有偏见的，偏袒的 There have been complaints about biased reporting in the tabloid press. 有人投诉小报的报道有偏见。biased towards/biased in favour of Most newspapers are biased towards one political party or the other. 大多数报纸都会偏向这个或那个政党。biased against Roughly four-fifths of Sun readers believed the paper was biased against the Labour party. 大约五分之四的《太阳报》读者认为该报对工党有偏见。one-sided /ˌwʌn ˈsaɪdd◂/ [adjective]aone-sided account, description etc is unfair because it only gives one opinion and not the opposite one, or only tells one part of the story when there are other equally important parts 片面的，偏颇的 Newspapers often give a very one-sided account of political events. 报纸对政治事件的报道经常非常片面。 Corcoran called the accusations unjust and one-sided. 科科伦说这种指控不公正而且片面。slanted /ˈslɑːntɪd, ˈslɑːntədǁˈslæn-/ [adjective]presenting facts or information in a way that favours one opinion or side of an argument 〔对事实或信息的描述〕有偏见的；有倾向性的 White will make a tough stand against slanted reporting. 怀特将坚决反抗有偏见的报道。slanted in favour of Her arguments are clearly slanted in favour of capital punishment, in spite of her religious convictions. 虽然她有宗教信仰，她的论点还是明显倾向死刑。4 when one person or group is treated much better than others 偏袒某人或某团体favouritismBritish/favoritismAmerican /ˈfeɪvərɪtɪzəm, ˈfeɪvərətɪzəm/ [uncountable noun]when a teacher, parent, manager etc treats one person in a much better way than the others because they like that person, not because that person deserves it 偏爱；偏袒 Within government, favoritism and nepotism are rampant. 在政府内部，偏袒和裙带关系比比皆是。 If I give Paul the job, I'll be accused of favoritism. 如果我给保罗这份工作，我就会被指责有偏心。favouritism towardsBritish /towardAmerican The Labor Secretary said there had been no favoritism toward management in the dispute. 劳工部长称在这次争端中没有偏袒资方。preferential treatment /ˌprefərenʃəl ˈtriːtmənt/ [uncountable noun]if a particular person or group getspreferential treatment, they are treated better than other people and therefore have an advantage over them 优待 She has insisted that she receive no preferential treatment for being an American citizen. 她坚持认为她没有因为其美国公民的身份而得到任何优待。give somebody preferential treatment I get the impression it's busty women who are given preferential treatment around here. 我有这样的感觉，胸部丰满的女性在这里受优待。receive/get preferential treatment Neither I nor my company received any preferential treatment from the White House. 我和我的公司都从未得到过白宫的任何优惠待遇。nepotism /ˈnepətɪzəm/ [uncountable noun]when someone in authority gives jobs or special treatment to members of their family - use this to show disapproval 任人唯亲，裙带关系〔表示不赞同〕 He resigned, amid rumours of nepotism. 他在搞裙带关系的传言声中辞职了。 Nepotism is an old story in Hollywood circles. 裙带关系在好莱坞圈子里是老掉牙的故事了。5 a situation or decision which is very unfair 很不公平的形势或决定injustice /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs, ɪnˈdʒʌstəs/ [countable/uncountable noun]when people are treated with great unfairness, especially in connection with their legal rights 非正义，不公正〔尤指涉及人们的合法权利〕 She will be remembered for her ceaseless campaigning against injustice. 她因反对不公正现象的不息斗争而名垂后世。 These injustices are intolerable, especially when the victims are children. 这些非正义行为是无法容忍的，尤其当受害者是孩子时。economic/social/racial injustice The group, called the Wilmington 10, were active in protests against racial injustices in the schools in the early 1970s. 这个称为威尔明顿10人组的团体，在20世纪70年代初期积极反对学校里的种族不平等现象。travesty /ˈtrævɪsti, ˈtrævəsti/ [countable noun]a situation that is extremely unfair and morally wrong because it has completely the opposite result to the one it is supposed to have 歪曲，曲解 The Salem witch trials have proved to be a legal travesty. 塞勒姆女巫案被证实是对法律的歪曲。a travesty of justice Not allowing her to speak in her own defence was a travesty of justice. 不允许她为自己辩护是对司法的嘲弄。miscarriage of justice /mɪsˌkærɪdʒ əv ˈdʒʌsts/ [noun phrase]a situation in which someone is wrongly punished for a crime that they were not responsible for 误判；审判不公 Whenever a miscarriage of justice is discovered, people lose respect for the law. 每次发现有误判，人们就会失去对法律的尊重。 The safeguards are intended to prevent a miscarriage of justice. 这些保护措施是用来避免审判不公的。a gross miscarriage of justicea very serious miscarriage 严重的错判 The execution was a gross miscarriage of justice against an innocent man. 这次处决是对一名无辜男子的严重错判。