单词 | partiality |
释义 | partiality /pahr'shee al"i tee, pahr shal"-/, n. , pl. partialities. 1. the state or character of being partial. 2. a favorable bias or prejudice: the partiality of parents for their own children. 3. a special fondness, preference, or liking (usually fol. by to or for): a partiality for country living. [1375-1425; late ME parcialite < ML partialitas. See PARTIAL, -ITY] Syn. 2. favoritism. 3. leaning, inclination, bent, predilection. Ant. 3. dislike. |
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