| 单词 | nepotism |
| 释义 | nepotism noun[U] formaldisapprovinguk/ˈnep.ə.tɪ.zəm/us/ˈnep.ə.tɪ.zəm/theactof usingyourpowerorinfluenceto get goodjobsorunfairadvantagesformembersofyourownfamily: 任人唯亲；裙带关系He wasguiltyof nepotism andcorruption.他任人唯亲且贪污腐化。 Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
nepotism| American Dictionarynepotism noun[U] us/ˈnep·əˌtɪz·əm/theactivityofunfairlygiving goodjobsoradvantagestomembersofyourfamily nepotism| Business Englishnepotism noun[U] uk/ˈnepətɪzəm/usthe use ofpowerorinfluenceto get goodjobsorunfairadvantagesformembersofyourownfamily: Heresignedamidallegationsof nepotism andpettycorruption. nepotisticadjective Shedeniedthat theappointmentwas nepotistic. Examplesofnepotismnepotism This involves eradication of corruption andnepotismwhich have been used to establish monopolies. From theCambridge English Corpus In all cases, these intifadat amounted to protests against social inequality, corruption,nepotism, authoritarianism, and the regime's incompetence. From theCambridge English Corpus His name epitomised corruption andnepotism, and calls were made for his resignation. From theCambridge English Corpus As for the men and woman profiled above,nepotismand patronage alone clearly do not explain their career trajectories. From theCambridge English Corpus Patronage,nepotism, campaign finance and lobbying are ingrained in the political cultures of some countries that are leading the campaign against corruption. From theCambridge English Corpus Most food sharing occurs with kin and, thus, kin-selection-basednepotismcannot be ruled out. From theCambridge English Corpus The depth of sharing with relatives (and the asymmetry in the direction of young households) is highly evocative of kin selection-basednepotism. From theCambridge English Corpus This is not to suppose that the use of friendship andnepotismwere not common before. From theCambridge English Corpus In the interim,nepotismhas become the best guarantee of continued accumulation, but without self-regulation or state capacity to monitor compliance with its strategic goals. From theCambridge English Corpus The literary class was peculiarly placed with respect to inheritance andnepotism. From theCambridge English Corpus His arrest also affected the 1999 election in which the opposition gained much public support due to issues of corruption, cronyism, andnepotism. From theCambridge English Corpus Members had to declare their interests (which everybody knew anyway), and he heard of no complaints ornepotism. From theCambridge English Corpus The process of selection and promotion of researchers and professors at both university and public research centers is flawed by cronyism andnepotism. From theCambridge English Corpus The strong family and chapel-based society stood accused ofnepotismby urban dwellers but loyalty to kinsmen and known background remained important. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet the sandalwood of businesses, which amounts to many tonnes, is allowed to pass because of collusion andnepotism. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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