an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc., especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc. 偏见；成见 a victim of racial prejudice 种族偏见的受害者 Their decision was based on ignorance and prejudice. 他们的决定是基于无知和偏见。 - prejudice against somebody/something
There is little prejudice against workers from other EU states. 对来自其他欧盟国家的劳工可说并无偏见。 - prejudice in favour of somebody/something
I must admit to a prejudice in favour of British universities. 我得承认我对英国大学有所偏爱。
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 Preferences and decisionsc1, Opinion and argumentc1, Social issuesc1It's hard to break down old prejudices. 旧有的偏见很难打破。 She had never encountered such deep prejudice before. 她以前从未遭遇过如此深的偏见。 She has not been afraid to challenge popular prejudices. 她从不害怕挑战普遍存在的偏见。 The tale is told without prejudice or bias. 不偏不倚地讲完了故事。 We must not pander to the irrational prejudices of a small minority. 我们决不能迎合一小撮人荒唐的偏见。 deep-rooted prejudice against homosexuals 对同性恋者根深蒂固的偏见 Anti-Islamic prejudice has increased considerably in recent years. 反伊斯兰偏见近年来大幅增加。 Anti-gay prejudice was extremely common among people in the army. 反同性恋偏见在军队中极为普遍。 He was just talking out of blind prejudice. 他所说的话完全是出于盲目的成见。 I encountered quite serious prejudice when I worked in the construction industry. 我在建筑行业工作时遇到了相当严重的偏见。 I'm afraid all the debate did was confirm my own prejudices. 这次辩论的作用恐怕只是证实了我自己的偏见而已。 Irrational prejudice is what drives most racial discrimination in society. 非理性偏见是社会上大多数种族歧视的驱动力。 Prejudice towards new immigrants meant that many were unable to find work. 对新移民的偏见导致他们很多人找不到工作。 There is still widespread prejudice against people who are HIV positive. 对艾滋病毒呈阳性的人仍然存在广泛的偏见。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
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- without prejudice
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- a victim of prejudice
Word OriginMiddle English (originally as a legal term): from Old French, from Latin praejudicium, from prae ‘in advance’ + judicium ‘judgement’.
Idioms
without prejudice (to something)
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law 法律 without affecting any other legal matter 不损害其他权益；无损于合法权利 They agreed to pay compensation without prejudice (= without admitting guilt). 他们同意赔偿，但不承认有罪。