nepotism
pronunciation
UK [ˈnepətɪzəm]
US [ˈnɛpəˌtɪzəm]
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- n.
- 优待亲戚,重用亲戚,裙带关系
Word Origin
nepotism 裙带关系
来自PIE*nepot,孙子,孙女,词源同niece,nephew.引申词义裙带关系。
Example
- 1. Russia has the nepotism and corruption without the mandarin traditions .
- 俄罗斯没有这样一套传统管制,裙带关系和贪污腐败甚嚣尘上。
- 2. The veneration of the family opens the door to nepotism .
- 中国人对家庭极度看重,向裙带关系敞开了大门。
- 3. Meanwhile , nepotism flourishes , stifling growth and creating inequalities .
- 与此同时,任人唯亲现象严重,经济发展缓慢,不均衡现象突出。
- 4. Claims of corruption and nepotism have been rife among the excluded sunni majority .
- 贪污腐败和裙带关系在多数派逊尼派以外的教派中横行。
- 5. But a system superior to corruption and nepotism is not necessarily the best possible system .
- 但是,一个优于腐败和裙带关系的体制并不一定就是最好的体制。
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