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unfair

英 [ʌn'feə] 美 ['ʌn'fɛr]

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解释

adj. 不公平的，不公正的

※ 提供单词"unfair"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

unfair (adj.): Old English unfægr "unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable," from un- (1) "not" + fair (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse ufagr, Gothic unfagrs. Meaning "wicked, evil, bad" is recorded from c. 1300. Sense of "not equitable, unjust" is first recorded 1713. Related: Unfairly.

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例句和用法

1. He said in reply that the question was unfair.: 他回答说这个问题不公平。

2. Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials.: 有些人被冤判长期徒刑。

3. It was unfair that he should suffer so much.: 他受这么多苦，太冤枉了。

4. He is seeking redress for what he alleges was an unfair demotion.: 他要求纠正他所声称的不公正的降级这一错误。

5. I really do feel that some people are being unfair.: 我真的觉得一些人处事不公。