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单词 nepotistic
释义
nepotistic
adjective
formaldisapproving
uk
/ˌnep.əˈtɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌnep.əˈtɪs.tɪk/
usingyourpowerorinfluenceto get goodjobsorunfairadvantagesformembersofyourownfamily:
重用亲属的，任人唯亲的
Seniorexecutivesat thecompanyarehighlynepotistic.这家公司的高级管理人员间有着高度的裙带关系。
She has a nepotisticconnectionto thepresident.她与总统有着裙带关系。
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  • He hasconductedablatantlynepotisticcampaign.
  • Shespokeout against the group'scorruptand nepotisticpractices.
  • It might beinsensitiveto make such nepotisticappointmentswhen 2,500peopleare being maderedundant.
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(Definition ofnepotisticfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnepotistic

nepotistic
Component 2 is meritbased utilitarianism, and its reverse (opposite vector) can be considered as trust innepotisticvalue.
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For both questions, younger age had significant association withnepotisticreliance, largely due to the existence of elder relatives who might be able to provide financial assistance.
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Indeed, it would be no service to either the school or the person being appraised to have a sycophantic,nepotisticappraisal of that person.
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In a few it is simply corrupt andnepotistic.
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It is one of the most inefficient,nepotisticand corrupt councils in the country.
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Thenepotisticargument was never developed because it was clearly untrue.
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In a few cases it is simply corrupt andnepotistic.
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We also have to mention shortcomings, however: corruption has already been mentioned, and there are entrenched special interest groups andnepotisticpractices.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
She was known for her conspiratorial andnepotisticbehavior, both as empress and (briefly) as empress dowager.
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The senior players then refused to include him in the traditional initiation ceremony for newly capped players, due to thenepotisticmanner of his selection.
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To contemporary observers, his art seems reactionary and, to be exact, patronizing, attaching an encyclopedia of divine virtues to a profligate andnepotisticpapal family.
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Bothnepotisticappointments were characteristic of the age.
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He then proceeded to strengthen his autocratic andnepotisticrule over the country.
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