unfair

英 [?n'fe?] 美['?n'f?r]
  • adj. 不公平的,不公正的

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詞態(tài)變化


比較級(jí):?more unfair;最高級(jí):?most unfair;副詞:?unfairly;名詞:?unfairness;

英文詞源


unfair (adj.)
Old English unf?gr "unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable," from un- (1) "not" + fair (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse ufagr, Gothic unfagrs. Meaning "wicked, evil, bad" is recorded from c. 1300. Sense of "not equitable, unjust" is first recorded 1713. Related: Unfairly.

雙語例句


1. He said in reply that the question was unfair.
他回答說這個(gè)問題不公平。

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2. Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials.
有些人被冤判長(zhǎng)期徒刑。

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3. It was unfair that he should suffer so much.
他受這么多苦,太冤枉了。

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4. He is seeking redress for what he alleges was an unfair demotion.
他要求糾正他所聲稱的不公正的降級(jí)這一錯(cuò)誤。

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5. I really do feel that some people are being unfair.
我真的覺得一些人處事不公。

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