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单词 unfairness
释义
unfairness
noun[U]
uk
/ʌnˈfeə.nəs/us
/ʌnˈfer.nəs/
thequalityorfactof nottreatingpeoplein anequalway, or of beingmorallywrong:
不公平，不公正；不正当
TheActdoes not reallyaddressthefundamentalunfairness of thesystem.该法案并没有真正解决制度的根本不公平问题。
They canrecallthelastingresentmentcausedby a teacher'sblatantunfairness.他们可以回忆起老师公然的不公平造成的持久的怨恨。
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  • Shepromisedus that we would never have tofacethe unfairness oflifealone.
  • Thesuffragetteshighlightedthe unfairness ofdenyingwomen thevote.
  • You are abornpeacemakerwho cannotbearinjusticeor unfairness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
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  • ableist
  • agism
  • agist
  • Anglocentric
  • discriminate
  • discrimination
  • discriminatory
  • elitism
  • elitist
  • one-sided
  • one-sidedness
  • one-way
  • othering
  • the old school tie
  • two-tier
  • unbalance
  • unequal
  • unequally
  • uneven
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(Definition ofunfairnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunfairness

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Since a claim is a duty owed particularly to the person, theunfairnessis plainly suffered by that person.
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But thisunfairnessof unregulated labor markets is simply taken for granted, and the "fair" level of financing for social programs is left unspecified.
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Attempts to compensate the initial unlucky ones in a subsequent divine realm would create furtherunfairness.
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At the same time, however, the public-fee medical care project for governmental employees remained intact, eliciting charges ofunfairnessfrom aggrieved citizens.
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We also find that small age-related variations in the degree of actuarialunfairnesswould not significantly affect the optimal age.
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It isunfairness:unfairnessdone to 1,000 people who are not saved.
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An increase in the degree of actuarialunfairnesshas the effect of inducing a delay in annuitization and a reduction in the amount annuitized.
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It therefore cannot ameliorate theunfairnessof the social or natural lotteries.
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Thus, according to the strict account ofunfairness,unfairnesscannot be outweighed by any amount of good, obtained by allowing theunfairness.
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In addition, even if we could determine which inequalities involve comparativeunfairness, it is extremely difficult to determine how bad a situation's inequality is.
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On the other hand, the moderate account ofunfairnessallows a tradeoff betweenunfairnessand other considerations.
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It may be better to save someone than no one, even if doing so involves someunfairness.
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In the second scenario, the people are the victims of naturalunfairness.
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At the same time, the legal issue presupposes the moral one and the presumption ofunfairness.
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This implies thatunfairnesscan be outweighed by a sufficient amount of good.
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