New words:

prejudice [ˈpredʒədɪs]
n.偏见;成见
v.损害;使怀有(或产生)偏见;有损于

词源拆解:

源自拉丁语 “praejudicium”,由前缀 prae-(预先) + 词根 “judicium”(判断)构成。

字面意思是“提前做出的判断”,核心语义围绕 “未经过客观了解就产生的偏向性看法” 展开,带有贬义色彩。


racial prejudice 种族偏见

Education is the best way to eliminate racial prejudice.
教育是消除种族偏见的最佳途径。

gender prejudice 性别偏见

We should oppose any kind of gender prejudice in the workplace.
我们应当反对职场中的任何性别偏见。

have a prejudice against sb/sth 对某人 / 某事抱有偏见

Some people have a prejudice against people with disabilities, which is totally wrong.
有些人对残障人士抱有偏见,这是完全错误的。

without prejudice 无偏见地;不损害(合法权利)

The judge listened to both sides of the story without prejudice.
法官无偏见地听取了双方的陈述。

prejudice sb against sth 使某人对某事产生偏见

False information may prejudice people against the new policy.
虚假信息可能会让人们对新政策产生偏见。

eliminate [ɪˈlɪməˌnet] v.消除;消灭;清除;淘汰
gender [ˈdʒendər] n.性别

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