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injustice

UK /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/US /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

词源

源自拉丁语 'injustitia',由 'in-'(不)和 'justitia'(正义)组成,意为不公正。

noun

❶ 指不公平或不公正的行为或情况,通常涉及对个人或群体的权利或利益的侵犯。

“The protest was against the injustice of the new law.”

(抗议是针对新法律的不公正性。)

“She fought against social injustice all her life.”

(她一生都在与社会不公正作斗争。)

同义词:unfairness, inequity, wrong

常见短语

do someone an injustice — 指对某人做出不公平的评价或行为,通常是因为误解或偏见。

“If you think he's lazy, you're doing him an injustice.”

(如果你认为他懒惰,那你就对他不公平了。)