"favoritism" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 偏袒
• 偏愛

Definition

對某個人或羣體給予不公平特殊待遇的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式、職場或學校場景，批評對待不公。常與“show”（表現出）、“accuse of”（被指有）等動詞搭配。不要與僅指家族偏袒的“nepotism”（裙帶關係）混淆。

Examples

There was favoritism in the hiring process.

招聘過程中存在**偏袒**。

Teachers should avoid favoritism in class.

老師應該避免在課堂上**偏袒**。

The manager denied any favoritism toward staff.

經理否認對員工有**偏袒**。

Some people felt there was clear favoritism in the competition results.

有些人覺得比賽結果明顯有**偏袒**。

It's hard to trust the decision when favoritism is involved.

當涉及**偏袒**時，很難相信這個決定。

She accused her boss of showing favoritism to certain employees.

她指責老闆對某些員工**偏袒**。