fairness
noun /ˈfeənəs/
/ˈfernəs/
[uncountable]Idioms 公正性;公平合理性 - The fairness of the judicial system is being questioned.
司法系统的公正性受到质疑。 - She has a strong sense of justice and fairness.
她有很强的正义感和公平感。
- Dr Jones was treated with scrupulous fairness by his employers.
雇主们对琼斯博士极其公正。 - Fairness demanded an equal division of the winnings.
要做到公正,就要平均分配赢得的钱。 - Many people questioned the fairness of the election.
许多人对这次选举的公正性提出了质疑。 - The new system of waiting lists should guarantee fairness to all patients.
新的候诊名单系统能保证对所有患者都公平。 - They were all treated with strict fairness.
他们都受到了绝对公正的对待。 - This is a matter of basic fairness.
这是一件关乎基本公正的事情。 - a way of achieving fairness to the accused
为被告求得公正的方法 - issues of economic fairness and personal equality
经济公平与个人平等的问题 - the need for fairness in applying these rules
执行这些规则时所需要的公平 - Most democratic countries have established principles of social fairness.
大多数民主国家都确立了社会公平的原则。 - Smaller countries are calling for more fairness in foreign trade.
较小的国家呼吁对外贸易更加公平。 - The system needs to be changed in the interests of fairness to genuine refugees.
为了使真正的难民能得到公正待遇,这项制度需要进行改革。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- elementary
- simple
- …
- achieve
- ensure
- guarantee
- …
- demand something
- require something
- in (all) fairness
- with fairness
- fairness in
- …
- a sense of fairness
- The fairness of the judicial system is being questioned.
- a pale colour of skin or hair
(皮肤)白皙;(头发)浅色 - A tan emphasized the fairness of her hair.
晒黑的皮肤更加衬托出了她那浅色的头发。
- A tan emphasized the fairness of her hair.
Idioms
in (all) fairness (to somebody)
- used to introduce a statement that defends somebody who has just been criticized, or that explains another statement that may seem unreasonable
要公正对待,不能怪(某人) - In all fairness to him, he did try to stop her leaving.
不能怪他,他确实曾设法阻止她离开。 - I have in fairness to say that, as yet, there is no hard evidence to support these charges.
公平地说,到目前为止,还没有确凿的证据支持这些指控。 - In all fairness to him, I should say that most of his story is true.
公平地讲,应该说他所叙述的大部份是真实的。
- In all fairness to him, he did try to stop her leaving.