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prejudices

UK //ˈprɛdʒʊdɪsɪz//US //ˈprɛdʒədɪsɪz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'praeiudicium',意为‘预先判断’,由 'prae-'(前)和 'iudicium'(判断)组成。

noun

❶ 指对某人或某群体不公正的负面看法或态度,通常基于先入为主的观念而非实际经验。

“She faced many prejudices because of her background.”

(由于她的背景,她遭遇了许多偏见。)

“We must work to eliminate racial prejudices in society.”

(我们必须努力消除社会中的种族偏见。)

同义词:bias, discrimination, bigotry

verb

❶ 使某人产生偏见或不公正的看法,通常指因先入为主的观念而影响判断。

“His early experiences prejudiced him against authority figures.”

(他早期的经历使他对权威人物产生了偏见。)

“The media coverage prejudiced the jury before the trial.”

(媒体报道在审判前影响了陪审团的判断。)

同义词:influence, sway, bias

常见短语

without prejudice — 法律用语,表示在不影响现有权利或立场的情况下进行讨论或行动。

“The offer was made without prejudice to future negotiations.”

(这一提议是在不影响未来谈判的情况下提出的。)