1. 1不公平;不公(制度或待遇不公正,不是單純「不相等」的不平等)

    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). It is a fairly formal word. In everyday talk people more often say , or just 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 , but people stretch inequity to cover almost any gap they dislike. You will meet it in news, school writing, and talk about law, health, and money — not much in casual chat.

組成From in- (not) + equity (fairness). Piecewise doublet of iniquity: built from the same pieces, but iniquity took an older path and now means wickedness, not unfairness.

同家族的字

  • equitythe fairness that in- turns off
  • iniquitypiecewise doublet; now means wickedness, not unfairness

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

inequitynoun/ɪnˈɛk.wɨ.ti/

  • 1

    A lack of equity (justice).

    • Near-synonyms: injustice, unfairness, partiality, bias
    • The intended purpose of antidiscrimination laws is to counteract and reduce inequity.
  • 2

    An unjust act; a disservice.

    • His action was clearly an inequity.

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