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单词 inequality
释义
inequality
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us
/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
C2
theunfairsituationinsocietywhen somepeoplehave moreopportunities,money, etc. than otherpeople:
不平等，不均等
Thelawhas done little topreventracialdiscriminationand inequality.法律在阻止种族歧视和种族不平等方面很少有作为。
sexualinequality性别不平等
Thereremainmajorinequalities ofopportunityin theworkplace.职场上仍存在严重的机会不均等现象。
Opposite
equality
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(Definition ofinequalityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inequality| American Dictionary

inequality
noun[C/U]
us
/ˌɪn·ɪˈkwɑl·ɪ·t̬i/
alackofequalityorfairtreatmentin thesharingofwealthoropportunities:
[U]social/racialinequality
(Definition ofinequalityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

inequality| Business English

inequality
noun[CorU]
ECONOMICS
uk
/ˌɪnɪˈkwɒləti/us
asituationin whichmoneyoropportunitiesare notsharedequallybetween differentgroupsinsociety:
Severalpollsshow that one of thebiggestissueson people'smindsiseconomicinequality.
(Definition ofinequalityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinequality

inequality
It is common to define egalitarianism in terms of aninequalityordering, which is supposed to have some weight in overall evaluations of outcomes.
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Then we obtain a facet-defininginequalityof the projected polyhedron.
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But we ultimately want to consider judgements about how overall situations compare regardinginequality.
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In societies characterised by extremeinequality, the effects of unequal citizen involvement may actually exacerbate the inequitable provision of public security.
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Class analysis is useful in underlining domination and resistance and in highlightinginequalityin social relations.
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First, we explore whether income from natural resource extraction affects poverty andinequality.
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The first places allinequalityconstraints directly into a logarithmic barrier, leaving only explicit equality constraints.
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Taxing capital at a higher rate decreases both gross wageinequalityand netinequality.
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Aninequalityrelationship specifies an area in which design solutions exist.
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This requirement is essential in the simply typed calculus for obtaining non-trivial inequalities.
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The underlying point is not simply that any effort to reduce economicinequalityor eliminate perceived injustices must respect people's basic moral and civic rights.
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This is of particular concern since these same groups are over-represented among those who experience inequalities in health over the life course.
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This extremeinequalityallowed elites to use their power to influence the development of both economic and political institutions.
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Globalinequalityalso increases the political, economic, and environmental vulnerability of especially small states and less developed countries, due to their lack of financial capacity.
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It is thisinequality, deriving from the brute luckinequalityin endowments of talent, that we wish to address.
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Collocationswithinequality

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degree of inequality
The more concave the curve, the greater thedegreeofinequalityin sizes among worms.
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economic inequality
Class may be fundamentally abouteconomicinequality, but as historians knoweconomicinequalitydoes not automatically take class forms.
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extreme inequality
In societies characterised by extreme inequality, the effects of unequal citizen involvement may actually exacerbate the inequitable provision of public security.
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