If you are even-handed, you treat people fairly and do not quietly favour one side. A teacher who marks two students by the same rules, a news report that gives both sides room, a parent who does not always take the older child’s word — those are even-handed.

If如果 you你 are even-handed是個 even-handed 的人， you你 treat people fairly待人公平， and而且 do not quietly favour不會偷偷偏袒 one side其中一邊。 by the same rules用同一套規則 marks two students給兩個學生打分數 A teacher的老師、 gives both sides room讓兩邊都有發言空間 a news report的新聞報導、 does not always take the older child's word不會每次都只信大孩子說法 a parent的爸媽 — those那些 are even-handed就是 even-handed。

Even here means level, not tilted. Handed is not about your left or right hand; it is a picture: you do not give one person a heavier hand than the other.

Even here這裡的 even means意思是 level平的， not tilted不是斜的。 Handed handed 說的 is not about不是 your left or right hand你的左手或右手； it它 is是 a picture一幅畫面： you你 do not give不會給 one person其中一個人 than the other比另一個人 a heavier hand更重的一隻手。

The word is a little formal, common in writing about judges, referees, journalists, and bosses.

The word這個字 is a little formal有一點正式， in writing about judges, referees, journalists, and bosses在談法官、裁判、記者和老闆的文章裡 common很常見。

It does not mean you have no opinion. You can think one side is wrong and still be even-handed in how you listen, how you apply the rules, and how much time you give. It is stronger than “nice” and more precise than “kind”: the point is fairness, especially when two sides are in conflict.

It它 does not mean不是說 you你 have no opinion沒有自己的意見。 You你 can think可以覺得 one side某一邊 is wrong是錯的， and still卻仍然 in how you listen在你怎麼聽、 how you apply the rules怎麼套用規則、 and how much time you give、給多少時間上 be even-handed保持 even-handed。 It它 than "nice"比 "nice" is stronger更強， and than "kind"、比 "kind" more precise更精準： the point重點 is fairness是公平， especially尤其是 when two sides are in conflict當兩邊起衝突的時候。