favouritism
noun(US English favoritism)
[uncountable] (disapproving)the act of unfairly treating one person better than others because you like them better 偏愛;偏袒 The students accused the teacher of favouritism. 學生指責老師偏心。 She had four children but never showed any favouritism. 她有四個孩子,但從不偏心。
Extra ExamplesShe denied showing favouritism to any of her students. 她否認偏袒任何一個學生。 She tries not to show any favouritism towards her own children. 她盡量不對自己的孩子表現出偏心。 There were the inevitable accusations of corruption and favouritism. 對腐敗和偏袒的指責不可避免。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + favouritism/favoritism- show
- accuse somebody of
- favouritism to
- favouritism towards/toward
- accusations of favouritism