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单词 fairness
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fairness

/ˈfɛːnəs /
noun [mass noun]
1Impartial and just treatment or behaviour without favouritism or discrimination: part of my role is to ensure fairness to all parties I was impressed with her fairness and firm hand as manager...
  • Unfortunately, there are too many people who may allow feelings of revenge to override fairness.
  • Their politics notwithstanding, the filmmakers strove for fairness in their portrayal of the violence inflicted by each side.
  • Openness means equality; it breeds fairness which results in strength.
2The quality of having light-coloured hair or a pale complexion: descriptions emphasize the fairness of her skin...
  • Her face was slightly flushed, the royal blue of her gown heightening the fairness of her skin and the glow of love in her eyes.
  • Other descriptions emphasize the fairness of her skin, the fine texture of her hair, the serenity of her expression and the wealth displayed on her person.
  • Isabella of Bavaria, remarkable for her gallantry, and the fairness of her complexion, introduced the fashion of leaving the shoulders and part of the neck uncovered.
3 archaic Beauty: the maiden allows her fairness to lead her to trouble...
  • Virginia is the maiden daughter of Virginius who allows her fairness and beauty to lead her to trouble.
  • An heiress of thirty years would have been prey enough; he dared not imagine what Katharine, with her fairness, youth, and bank stocks, might have become.
  • Ignorant of anyone's disapproval, Audrey shared her expectations of her daughter's fairness with anyone who would listen.
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