unfair

B1 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #4355 ★★★☆☆

a. 不公平的, 不正直的, 不正当的 [法] 不正直的, 不公平的, 偏颇的

发音

UK /ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/
UK /ɐnˈfɛə(ɹ)/
UK /ʌnˈfɛː(ɹ)/
UK /ɐnˈfɛː(ɹ)/
US /ʌnˈfɛɚ/

词形变化

unfairing unfairs 三单 unfairs unfairing 现在分词 unfaired 过去式 unfaired 过去分词 unfairer 比较级 unfairer unfairest more unfair 比较级 unfairest 最高级 most unfair 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

不公平的，不公正的

not right or fair, especially because not everyone has an equal opportunity

an unfair advantage

不公平的优势

laws aimed at preventing unfair competition

旨在防止不公平竞争的法令

Many employers have recognized that age discrimination is unfair.

许多雇主已经认识到年龄歧视是不公平的。

She won £20,000 for unfair dismissal(= being illegally made to leave your job ).

她因被不公平解雇而得到两万英镑的赔偿。

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    to make ugly

    废旧 及物
adj. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Not fair.

    Not just.

    不公平

    It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.

  2. 2.

    Not fair.

    Not beautiful; uncomely; unattractive.

    古体 罕用
  3. 3.

    Not fair.

    Sorrowful; sad.

    古体 废旧
  4. 4.

    Not fair.

    Unseemly; disgraceful.

    古体

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

unjust

反义词 1

fair

近义相关 6

dirty cheating raw foul unsporting unsportsmanlike

参见 2

partial unjust

相关短语

unfair competition [经] 不公平竞争 unfair list unfair lists unfair dismissal unfair dismissals

词源

From Middle English unfair (“unattractive, unseemly”), from Old English unfæġer (“ugly”), equivalent to un- + fair.

来源：wiktionary