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partiality

noun
🔊/ˌpɑːʃiˈæləti/
🔊/ˌpɑːrʃiˈæləti/
(formal)
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  1. [uncountable] (disapproving) unfair support for one person, team, idea, etc. 偏袒synonym bias
    • allegations of dishonesty and partiality不诚实和不公正的指控
    opposite impartiality
  2. [singular] partiality for something/somebody a feeling of liking something/somebody very much特别喜爱；酷爱 synonym fondness
    • She has a partiality for exotic flowers.她特别喜爱异国花卉。🔊🔊
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French parcialite, from medieval Latin partialitas, based on Latin pars, part- ‘part’.