单词 | even-handedness |
释义 | > as lemmasˌeven-ˈhandedness ˌeven-ˈhandedness n. the quality of being even-handed, impartiality. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun] > impartiality indifference1533 indifferencya1535 unpartiality1569 impartiality1611 unpassionateness1611 unpartialness1622 adiaphoracy1623 impartialness1643 even-handedness1820 1820 New Times 9 Aug. Never was the invariable impartiality and even-handedness of the administration of our laws more strikingly displayed. 1864 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (rev. ed.) II. vii. 52 Had Smith been the only offender, it might have been expected that he would have been gladly sacrificed as an evidence of Elizabeth's evenhandedness. 1984 Listener 10 May 22/3 Instant even-handedness requires me now to deal with Conservative suspicions that the BBC is an extensive nest of leftish agitators. 2002 E. Elbourne Blood Ground v. 211 Justice had been visibly seen to be done, in a ritual designed to impress the populace with the even-handedness of the law. < as lemmas |
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