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单词 nepotism
释义 nep·o·tism
\ˈnepəˌtizəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nipote, nepote nephew (from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew) + -ismo -ism — more at nephew
: favoritism shown to nephews and other relatives (as by giving them positions because of their relationship rather than on their merits)
 < continued some of the earlier traditions … of nepotism, creating the duchy of Parma for his vicious illegitimate son — R.A.Hall b.1911 >
 < British administration at the beginning of the 19th century was honeycombed with nepotism — C.J.Friedrich >
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