Inequity is a lack of fairness — when people are not treated as they should be, or when a rule, a system, or a result is unfair. You can use it for the general idea (there is inequity in how money is shared) or for one unfair thing (this is an inequity).

Inequity inequity is指的是 a lack of fairness不公平 — when people are not treated as they should be也就是人沒有被公平對待, or when a rule, a system, or a result is unfair或某項規定、制度、結果不公正。You can use it你可以用 for the general idea講一般概念 (there is inequity in how money is shared財富分配上有inequity) or for one unfair thing也可以指單一件不公平的事 (this is an inequity(this is an inequity))。

It is a fairly formal word. In everyday talk people more often say unfairness, or just that's not fair.

It is它是 a fairly formal word相當正式的詞。In everyday talk日常說話 people more often say大家比較常說 unfairnessunfairness, or just that's not fair或者直接說that's not fair。

Though actually, inequity and inequality sit next to each other and speakers mix them. Inequality is about things not being equal: one person has more, another has less. Inequity is about that difference being unfair. A gap can be unequal without being inequitable, but people stretch inequity to cover almost any gap they dislike.

Though actually不過, inequity and inequalityinequity和inequality sit next to each other長得很像 and speakers mix them大家常搞混。Inequality inequality is about是講 things not being equal東西不相等: one person has more, another has less一個人多、一個人少。Inequity inequity is about是講 that difference being unfair那個差距不公平。A gap can be unequal without being inequitable一個差距可以只是unequal（不相等）而不是inequitable（不公平）, but people stretch inequity但大家常把inequity拿來套用 to cover almost any gap they dislike在幾乎任何自己不喜歡的差距上。

You will meet it in news, school writing, and talk about law, health, and money — not much in casual chat.

You will meet it你會遇到它 in news, school writing, and talk about law, health, and money在新聞、學校作文、還有講法律、健康、金錢的話題裡 — not much in casual chat日常閒聊比較少用。