favoritism
英
['feɪvərɪtɪzəm]
美
['feɪvərɪtˌɪzəm]
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Noun:
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an inclination to favor some person or group
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unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
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用作名词 (n.)
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His father loved him the most and showed favoritism towards him, so his brothers came to despise him.
以色列偏爱他，使得他的哥哥们瞧不起他。
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She never showed favoritism to one daughter over the other, as not to cause jealousy or bitterness between sisters.
她从没偏爱任何一个女儿，这样就不会在姐妹间引起嫉妒或仇恨。
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If you get a promotion ahead of her, that is favoritism.
如果得到了晋升，职位比她高了，那叫偏袒。
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