| 单词 | iniquitous |
| 释义 | iniquitous adjective formaluk/ɪˈnɪk.wɪ.təs/us/ɪˈnɪk.wə.t̬əs/verywrongandunfair: 极其错误的；极不公正的It is an iniquitoussystemthatallowsapersontodiebecause they have nomoneytopayformedicine.付不起医药费就可置人生死于不顾，这是极其不公的制度。 Wrong
Examplesofiniquitousiniquitous Other artists, for their part, tried to renegotiate older,iniquitouscontracts. From theCambridge English Corpus Non-transparent,iniquitousand inefficient taxation distorts resource allocation and hampers the growth of trade. From theCambridge English Corpus Were theiniquitousprince and his bureaucracy its sole representatives, or was the entire society thus condemned? From theCambridge English Corpus It asserted that it wasiniquitousto inflict suffering on any sentient being, except when self-defence or absolute necessity could be justified. From theCambridge English Corpus On the one hand, such associations can be seen as highly individualised resistance against cultural practices located in aniniquitoussystem based upon assumed hierarchies and status claims. From theCambridge English Corpus I have no objection to ending the currentiniquitousparadox of the minimum income guarantee system that penalises thrift and saving. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We were besieged with correspondence which suggested that this was one of the mostiniquitousprocedures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Constituents have told me that they will not buy the ground rent because the price isiniquitous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That service and dedication to duty runs the risk of being tarnished by heavy-handed andiniquitoustreatment by employers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The obvious disadvantage of thisiniquitouscartel is that standards of performance get lower and lower as the decades go by. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let the rank and file speak loudly on behalf of working people who object to thisiniquitoustax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That sort of subsidy isiniquitousbecause there is a marginal and comparative advantage for countries in the developing world to produce cane sugar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he, when framing legislation on housing finance, consider abolishing thisiniquitoussurcharge? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Student union membership is thus a closed shop, outdated andiniquitous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In view of the urgency of the matter, will he expedite the report and introduce legislation to remove thisiniquitoussystem? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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