| 单词 | to be fair |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be fair (b) to be fair: taking into account all the relevant facts; looking at the situation fairly. Frequently used to indicate qualification of a previous statement. ΚΠ 1906 Racine (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 1 Aug. 4/1 To be fair, it can be said..that Governor Cummins is credited with a majority of the delegates chosen, just as the opponents of the then Governor..had a majority of the delegates. 1971 B. Sidran Black Talk i. 4 To be fair, it should be noted that ‘selective attention’ works both ways. 1989 A. Fine Goggle-Eyes (1990) iv. 52 He always spoke his mind—though, to be fair, he'd welly in on anybody's side. 1991 R. Reiner Chief Constables v. xii. 320 It did give us enormous powers, to be fair. Powers to take fingerprints, photographs. 2009 Guardian 26 Nov. (Technol. section) 2/4 To be fair, some of the vulnerabilities have only been possible after users ‘jailbroke’ their phones to run applications not authorised by Apple. < as lemmas |
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