cronyism

英 ['krəʊniɪzəm] 美 ['kroʊniɪzəm]

• n. 任人唯亲

英英释义

Noun:

1. favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The company was thought to be relatively free from the corruption and cronyism that had spread through Venezuela, fuelled by oil wealth.
   在委内瑞拉这个以石油财富作为推动力的国家，人们认为该公司基本不存在席卷全国的贪污腐败和任人唯亲等弊病。
2. But several countries in Asia have grown rapidly at a time when cronyism was common, including Indonesia and South Korea in their time.
   但是亚洲不少国家一度迅速增长之时，任人唯亲也很普遍，包括印尼和南韩当时都是如此。