| 单词 | fairness |
| 释义 | fairness (feəʳnəs ) 1. uncountable noun Fairness is the quality of being reasonable, right, and just. He said that there had to be fairness for both victims of crime and suspects. ...concern about the fairness of the election campaign. Synonyms: impartiality, justice, equity, legitimacy 2. in (all) fairness (to) phrase [PHRASE with cl] You use fairness in expressions such as in fairness to and in all fairness when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given. In fairness to Bates, he always made it very clear that Webb was only on trial until the end of the season. There is much more to be said, in all fairness, on both sides of the issue. Quotations: One should always play fairly when one has the winning cardsAn Ideal Husband Collocations: concept of fairness Once again, demands of the television schedulers have thrown the concept of fairness out the window. Times, Sunday Times Of course the central concept of fairness that guided them must be right. Times, Sunday Times Empirical experiments on how people define the concept of fairness lead to inconclusive results. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The progressive era thinkers also wanted to look beyond legal definitions of equality to create a realistic concept of fairness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That approach offends any concept of fairness in the application of human rights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a duty associated with the obligations of procedural fairness. Times,Sunday Times The issue of procedural fairness was distinct from that of the extent to which a substantive challenge to a report's conclusions might be made. Times, Sunday Times They are not obstructing us; they are holding us to procedural fairness. ST The bill says very little about procedural fairness. Times, Sunday Times Item 10(2) sets out the guidelines specifically for procedural fairness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rule-of-law campaigners also say that firms have an ethical duty to promote fairness and human rights. Times, Sunday Times Some see the changes as a vital way to promote fairness. Times, Sunday Times Still, much as the coalition would like to promote fairness, that concept means different things to different people. Times, Sunday Times We strive through public service and professional excellence to promote fairness and virtue founded upon the rule of law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Democracy not only requires majority rule, but rule that protects individuals and groups of individuals whilst promoting fairness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The question of fairness has been taxing brains for millennia. Times, Sunday Times But second, it will not be possible simply to ride out the storm, ignoring the question of fairness until it goes away. Times, Sunday Times All notions of 'the good' have been reduced to the question of fairness. Times, Sunday Times Why not leave the question of fairness in a case where anonymous witnesses are used to the jury? Times, Sunday Times Questions of fairness are vital features of the public debate. Times, Sunday Times He was a good and forceful speaker with a wry sense of humour, a strong sense of fairness and a down-to-earth attitude. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He was greatly admired by his colleagues who were keenly aware of his sense of fairness and integrity. Times, Sunday Times (2011) What offends the British sense of fairness is that they are not rising by one or two thousand pounds, in line with other percentage tax rises. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Your natural sense of fairness helps you disregard gossip. The Sun (2010) And yet there is something sneaking about it that outrages the American sense of fairness. THE HUNTING OF MAN (2004) Translations: Chinese: 公平 Japanese: 公正 |
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