the fact of being equal in rights, status, advantages, etc. 平等;均等;相等 racial/social/gender equality 种族/社会/性别平等 We need to ensure equality of opportunity in all areas of work. 我们需要确保在各个工作领域都机会均等。 the principle of equality before the law (= the law treats everyone the same) 法律面前人人平等的原则 Don't you believe in equality between men and women? 难道你不相信男女平等吗?
Collocations Race and immigrationRace and immigration 种族与移民 Prejudice and racism 偏见与种族歧视 - experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
经历/遭遇种族歧视/歧视/偏见/反犹太主义 - face/suffer persecution/discrimination
面临/遭受迫害/歧视 - fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
惧怕/逃离种族/政治/宗教迫害 - constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
构成/是一种种族歧视 - reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
反映出/揭示出/表现出/具有种族/文化偏见 - be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
对黑人/有色人种/非裔美国人/亚洲人/非洲人/印度人等有偏见 - discriminate against minority groups/minorities
歧视少数群体/少数民族 - perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
固守/遵从/符合/藐视普遍的/流行的/传统的/负面的模式化观念 - overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
克服根深蒂固的/种族的偏见;被根深蒂固的/种族的偏见所蒙蔽 - entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
固守种族主义的态度 - hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
高声地进行种族污辱 - challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
拒绝接受/对抗种族主义/歧视/偏见 - combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
打压/反对/处理公然的/公开的/隐蔽的/微妙的/制度性的种族歧视
Race and society 种族和社会 - damage/improve (especially British English) race relations
破坏/改善种族关系 - practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
消除/打破/超越文化/种族隔阂 - encourage/promote social integration
鼓励/促进社会融合 - outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
取缔/终止歧视/奴隶制/种族隔离 - promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
促进/欣然接纳/颂扬文化多样性 - conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
遵循/挑战/违背(公认的/确立的/盛行的/占支配地位的)社会/文化规范 - live in a multicultural society
生活在多元文化社会 - attack/criticize multiculturalism
攻击/批评多元文化主义 - fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
为种族平等而斗争;促进种族平等 - perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
延续/加剧经济和社会的不平等 - introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
推行/支持/反对积极性区别对待政策 - support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
支持/积极参与/领导民权运动
Immigration 移居 - control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
控制/限制/鼓励外来移民 - attract/draw a wave of immigrants
吸引一批外来移民 - assist/welcome refugees
援助/欣然接受难民 - house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
安置/庇护难民和寻求政治避难者 - smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
偷运非法移民到英国 - deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
驱逐/遣返非法移民/寻求政治避难失败者 - assimilate/integrate new immigrants
同化/融合新移民 - employ/hire migrant workers
雇用流动工人 - exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
申请/获得/准予/未准予(完全的)公民身份 - have/hold dual citizenship
持有双重国籍
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1The State shall not deny anyone equality before the law. 国家不得拒绝任何人在法律面前的平等权利。 The women are demanding full equality with the men of their tribe. 妇女要求与族中男子享有完全平等的权利。 These women are demanding fairness and equality in their pay. 这些妇女要求在薪酬方面公正平等。 They fought for greater equality between the sexes. 他们为促进男女之间的平等而奋斗。 Women do not yet have true equality in the company. 女性在公司尚未享有真正的平等。 the goal of formal equality before the law 法律面前形式上平等的目标 the task of achieving equality for gay men 为男同性恋者争取平等的这项任务 Equality between the various groups seemed a long way off. 不同群体之间的平等似乎还有很长的路要走。 Equality for gay people in employment law is a relatively recent progression. 《就业法》中的同性恋平等是相对较新的进展。 Equality of opportunity is our priority. 机会均等是我们的头等大事。 Sexual equality is an ideal that we have not yet achieved. 男女平等是一种尚未实现的理想。 The fight for equality tended to take the form of civil disobedience. 争取平等的斗争往往采取非暴力反抗的形式。 The people were demanding full equality with their former masters. 这些人正要求享有与他们原来的主人完全平等的权利。 There is no society in the world where women have true equality. 世界上没有一个社会是女性真正平等的。 They are leaders in the campaign to bring about greater racial equality. 他们是争取更大种族平等运动的领导者。
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin aequalitas, from aequalis, from aequus ‘even, level, equal’.