partiality
UK/pɑːʃɪ'ælɪtɪ/US/.pɑ:ʃi'æliti/
GREB1
释义
n.
Unfair bias in favor of one side; a special fondness for something
偏袒,偏心;偏爱
词根拆分
词根派生partial部分,分,分享
+
-ity状态,性质,条件
=partiality
partial(偏袒的;偏爱的)+ -ity(……的性质)= partial 的性质——偏心,或偏爱。见 partial。
常用搭配
- 1.show partiality表现出偏心
- 2.partiality toward偏袒……
- 3.a partiality for对……的偏爱
例句
- 1.
The judge showed clear partiality toward the defense.
法官明显偏袒辩方。
- 2.
She has a partiality for old jazz records.
她对老爵士唱片情有独钟。