单词 | fairness |
释义 | Word family noun fairness ≠ unfairness adjective fair ≠ unfair adverb fairly ≠ unfairly fair fair·ness /ˈfeərnəs $ ˈfer-/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 1 FAIRthe quality of being fair 公平,公正 the basic fairness of the judicial system 司法制度的基本公正性2 in fairness (to somebody) EXPLAINused after you have just criticized someone, in order to add something that explains their behaviour or performance (为某人)说句公道话,公正地说〔用于在批评某人后说一些有利于他的话〕 SYN to be fair Tardelli had a poor match, although in fairness he was playing with a knee injury. 塔尔德利在场上表现很差,但说句公道话,他是带着膝伤参加比赛的。Examples from the Corpusfairness• News reports should be held to a high standard of accuracy and fairness.• On this view the distinction between the application of the terms natural justice and fairness is linguistic rather than substantive.• The truth and fairness of an advertising claim can be challenged for a variety of reasons.• That is the extreme of the idea called justice as fairness.• But the majority of incumbents are afraid to take the risk on a little fairness.• The development of fairness within our jurisprudence has not as yet caused us to depart from the adjudicative framework within which we operate.• If this transpires then the emergence of fairness really will have a substantial effect on the whole area of procedural due process.• The judge has a record of fairness and non-discrimination.• There is remarkable consensus on the issue of tax fairness.• I pay tribute to the fairness of the Home Office in dealing with the cases that have come to my attention.fair·ness nounChineseSyllable being quality Corpus of the fair |
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