英语词汇“fairness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

News reports should be held to a high standard of accuracy and fairness.
The judge has a record of fairness and non-discrimination.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But the majority of incumbents are afraid to take the risk on a little fairness.
I pay tribute to the fairness of the Home Office in dealing with the cases that have come to my attention.
If this transpires then the emergence of fairness really will have a substantial effect on the whole area of procedural due process.
On this view the distinction between the application of the terms natural justice and fairness is linguistic rather than substantive.
That is the extreme of the idea called justice as fairness.
The development of fairness within our jurisprudence has not as yet caused us to depart from the adjudicative framework within which we operate.
The truth and fairness of an advertising claim can be challenged for a variety of reasons.
There is remarkable consensus on the issue of tax fairness.

Longman Language Activatorwhen a situation or decision is fair► fairness

when something is done or decided in a way that is fair and right: · News reports should be held to a high standard of accuracy and fairness.· The judge has a record of fairness and non-discrimination.

► justice

when a situation is dealt with in a way that is fair and right, especially as the result of an official or legal decision: · It's up to the courts to uphold justice - you can't take the law into your own hands.· It is clear that "liberty and justice for all" is still a goal rather than a reality in the U.S.

► fair play

if there is fair play in a situation, activity, game etc, people behave fairly and no one tries to cheat: · We need to instil in our children a strong sense of fair play.· A high level of sportsmanship and fair play is a tradition in the game.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a sense of justice/fairness

· I appealed to her sense of justice.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► procedural

· A general concept of procedural fairness could therefore lead the courts into using and developing procedural forms other than classical adjudication.· That the development of procedural fairness does involve the court in a balancing function is undeniable.· No amount of procedural fairness could compensate for lack of knowledge of the complexities of the law.· Considerations of national security were however held to outweigh those of procedural fairness.· Lord Justice Woolf places great emphasis on justice as procedural fairness.· Finally there is a general duty of procedural fairness.

VERB► ensure

· To ensure fairness a waiting list is always in operation.· At the same time, the report may genuflect toward ensuring fairness.· This is a natural impulse, and it often ensures a basic fairness in public systems.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in fairness (to somebody)

In fairness to Principal Montara, the school hasn't received funding to hire better teachers.
Although in fairness their biggest obstacle wasn't acting live but making the most of flawed storylines.
And we ought, in fairness, to wonder who else in similar circumstances would have proved so much bolder?
He knew that she was not making much headway with finding the nonce, but in fairness neither was he.
I did say in fairness that most of the fault was my own.
Neither is he here, in fairness, just to get women.
Now, in fairness I must add that organized labor, or most of it, wanted the Steelworkers Trilogy.
The Labour party believes in fairness and justice.
They, too, decided that they could no longer remain in fairness to their young children.

WORD FAMILYadverbfairly ≠ unfairlyfairnounfairness ≠ unfairnessadjectivefair ≠ unfair

单词	fairness
释义	fairnessfair‧ness /ˈfeərnəs $ ˈfer-/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES News reports should be held to a high standard of accuracy and fairness. The judge has a record of fairness and non-discrimination. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But the majority of incumbents are afraid to take the risk on a little fairness. I pay tribute to the fairness of the Home Office in dealing with the cases that have come to my attention. If this transpires then the emergence of fairness really will have a substantial effect on the whole area of procedural due process. On this view the distinction between the application of the terms natural justice and fairness is linguistic rather than substantive. That is the extreme of the idea called justice as fairness. The development of fairness within our jurisprudence has not as yet caused us to depart from the adjudicative framework within which we operate. The truth and fairness of an advertising claim can be challenged for a variety of reasons. There is remarkable consensus on the issue of tax fairness. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen a situation or decision is fair► fairness when something is done or decided in a way that is fair and right: · News reports should be held to a high standard of accuracy and fairness.· The judge has a record of fairness and non-discrimination. ► justice when a situation is dealt with in a way that is fair and right, especially as the result of an official or legal decision: · It's up to the courts to uphold justice - you can't take the law into your own hands.· It is clear that "liberty and justice for all" is still a goal rather than a reality in the U.S. ► fair play if there is fair play in a situation, activity, game etc, people behave fairly and no one tries to cheat: · We need to instil in our children a strong sense of fair play.· A high level of sportsmanship and fair play is a tradition in the game. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a sense of justice/fairness · I appealed to her sense of justice. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► procedural · A general concept of procedural fairness could therefore lead the courts into using and developing procedural forms other than classical adjudication.· That the development of procedural fairness does involve the court in a balancing function is undeniable.· No amount of procedural fairness could compensate for lack of knowledge of the complexities of the law.· Considerations of national security were however held to outweigh those of procedural fairness.· Lord Justice Woolf places great emphasis on justice as procedural fairness.· Finally there is a general duty of procedural fairness. VERB► ensure · To ensure fairness a waiting list is always in operation.· At the same time, the report may genuflect toward ensuring fairness.· This is a natural impulse, and it often ensures a basic fairness in public systems. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in fairness (to somebody) In fairness to Principal Montara, the school hasn't received funding to hire better teachers. Although in fairness their biggest obstacle wasn't acting live but making the most of flawed storylines. And we ought, in fairness, to wonder who else in similar circumstances would have proved so much bolder? He knew that she was not making much headway with finding the nonce, but in fairness neither was he. I did say in fairness that most of the fault was my own. Neither is he here, in fairness, just to get women. Now, in fairness I must add that organized labor, or most of it, wanted the Steelworkers Trilogy. The Labour party believes in fairness and justice. They, too, decided that they could no longer remain in fairness to their young children. Word family WORD FAMILYadverbfairly ≠ unfairlyfairnounfairness ≠ unfairnessadjectivefair ≠ unfair 1the quality of being fair: the basic fairness of the judicial system2in fairness (to somebody) used after you have just criticized someone, in order to add something that explains their behaviour or performance SYN to be fair: Tardelli had a poor match, although in fairness he was playing with a knee injury.
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