partisanship
UK/'pɑrtəzən,ʃɪp/US/'pɑ:tәznʃip/
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Definitions
n.
Strong, often blind, support for a party or cause; partisan bias
党派偏见；党派性
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpartisanroot
+
-shipstatus, office, skill
=partisanship
partisan + -ship (state) = the state of being partisan. See partisan.
Common Collocations
- 1.political partisanship政治党派性
- 2.bitter partisanship激烈的党派对立
- 3.rise of partisanship党派性抬头
Example Sentences
- 1.
Growing partisanship has paralyzed the legislature.
- 2.
He set aside partisanship to back the bill.