If something is equitable, people are treated in a fair way — not always given the same amount, but given what seems right in the situation. Equal means “the same for everyone.” Equitable means “fair,” which can mean different help for different people.

If something is equitable如果某件事是equitable（公平的），people are treated in a fair way人會被公平地對待——not always given the same amount不一定是每個人拿到一樣多，but given what seems right in the situation而是拿到在那個情況下看起來對的份量。Equal equal（相等）means "the same for everyone"意思是「每個人都一樣」。Equitable equitable means "fair"意思是「公平」，which can mean different help for different people可以代表不同的人得到不同的幫助。

A teacher who gives every student the same extra ten minutes is being equal; a teacher who gives extra time only to the student who cannot see the board well is trying to be equitable.

A teacher一位老師 who gives every student the same extra ten minutes給每個學生一樣多加十分鐘 is being equal是equal（相等）；a teacher一位老師 who gives extra time only to the student who cannot see the board well只多給看不清楚黑板的學生時間 is trying to be equitable則是想做到equitable（公平）。

The word feels formal. You meet it in law, in talk about money and rights, and in careful writing. In everyday talk, people often just say fair.

The word這個字 feels formal聽起來滿正式的。in law, in talk about money and rights, and in careful writing在法律裡、在談錢和權利的場合，還有講究用字的文章裡，You meet it你會遇到這個字。In everyday talk在平常說話時，people often just say fair大家通常就直接說fair。

In law there is also a whole old idea of “equity” — fairness when the strict rule would be too hard — and equitable belongs to that family of meaning too.

In law在法律裡 there is also a whole old idea of "equity"還有一整套很古老的「equity」概念——fairness when the strict rule would be too hard也就是當死板的規定太不合理時的公平——and equitable belongs to that family of meaning too而equitable也屬於這個意義家族。