词组 | prejudice |
释义 | prejudice /ˈpredʒədəs, ˈpredʒʊdəs/ noun an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some wayadjectives/nouns + prejudiceracial prejudice (=because of your race) They found it difficult to get good jobs because of racial prejudice.class prejudice (=because of your social class) There is no place for those old class prejudices in our modern society.anti-gay/anti-American/anti-Catholic etc prejudice (=against gay people, Americans etc) There is still a lot of anti-American prejudice in this country.strong prejudice Women managers often encounter strong prejudice from men.deep-seated prejudice (=very strong and difficult to change) All these attitudes are based on deep-seated prejudice.blind prejudice (=prejudice that stops you from considering the facts) They rejected his suggestion out of blind prejudice.blatant prejudice (=not hidden at all) It was his first experience of such blatant prejudice and it came as a shock.a cultural prejudice (=a prejudice that is common among members of a society) There is a cultural prejudice against fatness.verbsexperience/encounter/face prejudice Students with disabilities often encounter prejudice.overcome prejudice (=succeed in spite of prejudice) He overcame poverty and prejudice to become a great athlete.confront/challenge prejudice (=mention or deal with it in a direct way) Politicians are scared to confront the prejudices of voters.fight (against) prejudice All his life, he fought against prejudice.tackle/deal with prejudice The best way to tackle prejudice is to include disabled people in your teams.reinforce prejudice (=make it stronger) The newspaper article will only have reinforced people’s prejudices about gypsies.confirm sb’s prejudices (=make someone think their prejudices are right) His behaviour confirmed all my prejudices about the English.prepositionsprejudice against sb There is still a lot of prejudice against women in positions of authority.prejudice about sth/sb We want to challenge prejudices about age.THESAURUS: prejudice discrimination the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way: There is widespread discrimination against older people. | The government introduced new laws on sex discrimination. bigotry a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions: His speeches were full of religious bigotry and hate. | Hitler directed his bigotry against the Jews. intolerance an unreasonable refusal to accept beliefs, customs, and ways of thinking that are different from your own: Religious intolerance is a problem in many parts of the world. | There is an atmosphere of intolerance in the media. racism/racial prejudice unfair treatment of people because they belong to a different race: Many black people have been the victims of racism in Britain. | Some immigrant groups faced racism. sexism the belief that one sex, especially women, is weaker, less intelligent etc than the other, especially when this results in someone being treated unfairly: She accused the company of sexism because she didn’t get a promotion. | We studied sexism in language when I was at university. ageism also agism AmE unfair treatment of people because they are old: The new law aims to stop ageism in the workplace. homophobia prejudice towards or hatred of gay people: There is a lot of homophobia in the armed forces. xenophobia /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə $ -ˈfoʊ-/ hatred and fear of foreigners: Politicians sometimes try to stir up xenophobia and say that foreigners are taking all the jobs. anti-Semitism a strong feeling of hatred toward Jewish people: Anti-Semitism is on the increase in some parts of Europe. Islamophobia hatred and fear of Muslims: Many people are concerned about the rise of Islamophobia. |
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