fairness
noun[U]
uk/ˈfeə.nəs/us/ˈfer.nəs/fairnessnoun[U](FAIR TREATMENT)
C1
thequalityoftreatingpeopleequallyor in a way that isrightorreasonable:
公平;公正;合理性He had arealsenseof fairness andhatedinjustice.他颇具正义感,憎恶不公平现象。
Thebanonmediareportinghas made somepeoplequestionthe fairness of theelection(=askwhether it wasfair).禁止媒体报道使一些人开始质疑选举的公正性。
Synonyms
equity(FAIRNESS)formal
impartiality
justice(FAIRNESS)
in (all) fairness
consideringeverything that has aneffecton asituation, so that afairjudgmentcan be made:
综合起来公平地讲In all fairness, he has been a hardworker.说句公道话,他工作一直很努力。
Justice and fairness
- all's fair in love and waridiom
- anti-bias
- anti-discrimination
- anti-egalitarian
- anti-nepotism
- EDIB
- egalitarian
- egalitarianism
- equitable
- equitably
- equity
- liberalize
- non-discrimination
- non-discriminatory
- non-partisan
- non-sexist
- payback
- reap
- sportsman
- sportsmanship
fairnessnoun[U](BEAUTY)
old use
beauty
美丽Beauty and attractiveness
- aesthetic
- attractiveness
- beauty
- chic
- crowning gloryidiom
- gorgeousness
- grace
- gracefulness
- grandeur
- gussysomeone/somethingup
- magnificence
- majestically
- majesty
- nobility
- picturesqueness
- splendour
- stateliness
- sublimity
- sultriness
- va-va-voom