| 单词 | favoritism |
| 释义 | favoritism (once / 9242 pages) n A teacher who shows a clear preference for a particular student might be accused of favoritism, or favoring one person over others. The noun favoritism can simply describe the habit of preferring one particular person or group of people, but it often implies that it's done at the expense of other people. Your grandmother practices favoritism if she clearly likes one of her grandchildren best, and a politician is guilty of favoritism if she gives tax breaks to one group but not to others. The word favorite is at the root of favoritism, from the Latin root favere, "to show kindness to." WORD FAMILYfavoritism: favoritisms+/favorite: favorites, favoritism USAGE EXAMPLES“There are individuals who try to seek favoritism, who want to bring something good to the czar.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Trump campaigned on the theme of remaking Washington by “draining the swamp” of pay-to-play corporate favoritism and cronyism. Salon(Dec 25, 2016) Infrastructure projects selected in the traditional way, by governments, are chosen based on public benefits, the community’s ability to pay—and sometimes crass political favoritism. Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016) 1n an inclination to favor some person or group Syn|Hyper favouritism disposition, inclination, tendency an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others 2n unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice Syn|Hypo|Hyper discrimination, favouritism able-bodiedism, able-bodism, ableism, ablism discrimination in favor of the able-bodied ageism, agismdiscrimination against middle-aged and elderly people cronyismfavoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) fatism, fattismdiscrimination against people who are overweight heterosexismdiscrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people nepotismfavoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) racial discrimination, racialism, racismdiscriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race sexismdiscriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex racial profilinga form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups antifeminism, chauvinism, male chauvinismactivity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women sexual discriminationdiscrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex social control control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
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