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the practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others 區别對待;歧視;偏袒 age/racial/gender/sex discrimination (= because of somebody’s age, race or sex) 年齡/種族/性别/性别歧視 - discrimination against somebody
discrimination against the elderly 歧視老人 - discrimination in favour of somebody
discrimination in favour of the young 厚待年輕人 - discrimination by somebody
They alleged discrimination by the authorities. 他們指控當局的歧視。 - discrimination on the basis of something
to prohibit/outlaw/ban discrimination on the basis of race, gender or sexual orientation 禁止基於種族、性别或性取向的歧視 - discrimination on the grounds of something
legislation to ban discrimination on the grounds of age 禁止年齡歧視的立法
Collocations Race and immigrationsee also positive discrimination, reverse discriminationRace and immigration 種族與移民 Prejudice and racism 偏見與種族歧視 - experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
經歷/遭遇種族歧視/歧視/偏見/反猶太主義 - face/suffer persecution/discrimination
面臨/遭受迫害/歧視 - fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
懼怕/逃離種族/政治/宗教迫害 - constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
構成/是一種種族歧視 - reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
反映出/揭示出/表現出/具有種族/文化偏見 - be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
對黑人/有色人種/非裔美國人/亞洲人/非洲人/印度人等有偏見 - discriminate against minority groups/minorities
歧視少數群體/少數民族 - perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
固守/遵從/符合/藐視普遍的/流行的/傳統的/負面的模式化觀念 - overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
克服根深蒂固的/種族的偏見;被根深蒂固的/種族的偏見所蒙蔽 - entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
固守種族主義的態度 - hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
高聲地進行種族污辱 - challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
拒絕接受/對抗種族主義/歧視/偏見 - combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
打壓/反對/處理公然的/公開的/隐蔽的/微妙的/制度性的種族歧視
Race and society 種族和社會 - damage/improve (especially British English) race relations
破壞/改善種族關系 - practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
消除/打破/超越文化/種族隔閡 - encourage/promote social integration
鼓勵/促進社會融合 - outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
取締/終止歧視/奴隸制/種族隔離 - promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
促進/欣然接納/頌揚文化多樣性 - conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
遵循/挑戰/違背(公認的/確立的/盛行的/佔支配地位的)社會/文化規範 - live in a multicultural society
生活在多元文化社會 - attack/criticize multiculturalism
攻擊/批評多元文化主義 - fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
爲種族平等而鬥爭;促進種族平等 - perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
延續/加劇經濟和社會的不平等 - introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
推行/支持/反對積極性區别對待政策 - support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
支持/積極參與/領導民權運動
Immigration 移居 - control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
控制/限制/鼓勵外來移民 - attract/draw a wave of immigrants
吸引一批外來移民 - assist/welcome refugees
援助/欣然接受難民 - house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
安置/庇護難民和尋求政治避難者 - smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
偷運非法移民到英國 - deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
驅逐/遣返非法移民/尋求政治避難失敗者 - assimilate/integrate new immigrants
同化/融合新移民 - employ/hire migrant workers
僱用流動工人 - exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
申請/獲得/準予/未準予(完全的)公民身份 - have/hold dual citizenship
持有雙重國籍
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1, Working lifec1Does racial discrimination still exist in the workplace? 職場上還存在種族歧視嗎? Levels of discrimination against recent immigrants are high. 對新移民的歧視很嚴重。 Many disabled people face discrimination at work. 許多殘疾人在工作中面臨歧視。 Overt sex or race discrimination is illegal. 公然的性别或種族歧視是違法的。 Racist remarks by an employer to an employee can amount to unlawful discrimination. 僱主對僱員的種族主義言論可以等同於非法歧視。 The charity is campaigning to end mental health discrimination 該慈善機構正在開展運動,以結束精神健康歧視 The discrimination occurred at the shortlisting stage, not the interviews. 歧視出現在決定入圍名單時,而不是在面試階段。 The law now prohibits racial and ethnic discrimination. 法律現在禁止種族和民族歧視。 There is widespread discrimination against doctors of Asian origin. 對亞裔醫生存在着廣泛的歧視。 discrimination based on sexuality 基於性别的歧視 evidence of discrimination against black workers 歧視黑人工人的證據 law suits alleging discrimination 控告歧視的訴訟 the federal government's employment discrimination laws 聯邦政府的就業歧視法 Jews suffered many forms of discrimination in medieval Europe. 猶太人在中世紀的歐洲遭受了多種形式的歧視。 Most minority groups in this country have experienced some form of race discrimination. 這個國家的大多數少數民族都經歷過某種形式的種族歧視。 Our policy forbids discrimination on the grounds of a person's race, sex or sexuality. 我們的政策禁止在種族、性别或性取向上加以歧視。 The court concluded that Ms Smith's dismissal amounted to unlawful discrimination. 法院的結論是,史密斯女士的解僱相當於非法歧視。 There are plans to introduce a new law dealing with religious discrimination. 有計劃出台一項新的法律來處理宗教歧視問題。 This is blatant discrimination against people with disabilities. 這是對殘疾人的公然歧視。 With the current job situation, age discrimination in employment is becoming more common. 随着當前的就業形勢,就業中的年齡歧視越來越普遍。 Yesterday the club was cleared of racial discrimination against one of its members. 昨天該俱樂部清除了對其一名成員的種族歧視。 Members of the LGBTQ community are alleging discrimination because of their sexual orientation. 男女同性戀、雙性戀、變性者和跨性别者群體的成員指控因其性取向而受到歧視。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gender
- sex
- sexual
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- level
- amount to
- constitute
- encounter
- …
- occur
- exist
- discrimination against
- discrimination by
- discrimination in favour/favor of
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- an act of discrimination
- discrimination based on something
- evidence of discrimination
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- [uncountable] (approving)
the ability to judge what is good, true, etc. synonym discernment識别力;辨别力;鑒賞力 Extra ExamplesYou need to use your discrimination when assessing the various approaches on offer. 在評估所提供的各種方法時,你需要運用你的辨别力。 The president has been criticized for his lack of discrimination in his choice of political allies. 總統因在選擇政治盟友方面缺乏慧眼而受到批評。 She showed great discrimination in rejecting the poor quality teas. 她在剔除劣質茶方面顯示出高超的鑒别力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- great
- colour/color
- …
- make
- show
- discrimination between
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the ability to recognize a difference between one thing and another; a difference that is recognized 區别;識别;辨别 to learn discrimination between right and wrong 學會分辨是非 Young children find it difficult to make fine discriminations. 小孩子很難作出細微的區分。 It takes a lot of experience to make such fine discriminations. 做出如此精細的辨别需要大量的經驗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- great
- colour/color
- …
- make
- show
- discrimination between