Not fair; treating people in a way they do not deserve. It is a serious, rather formal word, and it carries moral weight — you use it about laws, systems, rulers, punishments, wars and decisions, not about small everyday annoyances.

Not fair不公平; treating people in a way they do not deserve用他們不應得的方式對待人。 It is a serious, rather formal word是個嚴肅、相當正式的字, and it carries moral weight而且帶有道德分量 — you use it about laws, systems, rulers, punishments, wars and decisions用在法律、制度、統治者、懲罰、戰爭和決定上, not about small everyday annoyances不是用在日常生活的小煩惱上。

If a friend takes the last piece of cake, that is not 'unjust', it is just unfair or a bit mean. But a law that punishes one group of people more heavily than another is unjust.

If a friend takes the last piece of cake如果朋友拿走最後一塊蛋糕, that is not 'unjust'那不是 unjust, it is just unfair or a bit mean只是不公平或有點小氣。 But a law that punishes one group of people more heavily than another但是懲罰某一群人比懲罰另一群人重的法律, is unjust就是 unjust。

The word points at a wrong done by those with power, which is why it appears so often in history books, court judgements, protests and religion.

The word points at a wrong done by those with power這個字指的是有權力的人做的錯事, which is why it appears so often in history books, court judgements, protests and religion這也是為什麼它常常出現在歷史書、法院判決、抗議和宗教裡。

It is usually used before a noun ('an unjust law') or after 'be' ('the sentence was unjust'). 'Unjust to someone' is the pattern when you name who suffers.

It is usually used before a noun通常用在名詞前面 ('an unjust law'不公正的法律) or或 after 'be'用在 be 動詞後面 ('the sentence was unjust'判決是不公正的)。 when you name who suffers當你要指出是誰受害時 'Unjust to someone''Unjust to someone' is the pattern就是這樣的句型。

There is also a set phrase, 'unjust enrichment', a legal term for keeping money you had no right to.

There is also a set phrase另外還有一個固定用語, 'unjust enrichment''unjust enrichment'（不當得利）, a legal term for keeping money you had no right to是指保留你原本無權擁有的錢的法律用語。