prejudice
noun
verb
ˈpredʒʊədɪəs
noun
1
an
unreasonable
dislike
and
distrust
of
people
who
are
different
from
you
in
some
way,
especially
because
of
their
race,
sex,
religion
etc
–
used
to
show
disapproval
偏见，成见，歧视〔含贬义〕
C,U
Women
still
face
prejudice
in
the
workplace.
女性在工作场所仍然面临偏见。
It
takes
a
long
time
to
overcome
these
kinds
of
prejudices.
战胜这些偏见需要假以时日。
[+
against
]
a
cultural
prejudice
against
fat
people
传统上对胖人的偏见
racial/sexual
prejudice
Asian
pupils
complained
of
racial
prejudice
at
the
school.
亚裔小学生抱怨在学校里遭遇种族偏见。
2
without prejudice (to sth)
without
harming
or
affecting
something
[法律] （对某事物）没有不利，无损（于某事物）
law
He
was
able
to
turn
down
the
promotion
without
prejudice,
and
applied
again
several
years
later.
那一次升职他婉言相拒，当时没有引起不满，几年之后他又提出了申请。
3
to the prejudice of sth
in
a
way
that
has
a
harmful
effect
or
influence
on
something
[正式] 对某事物不利，有损于某事物
formal
verb
4
to
influence
someone
so
that
they
have
an
unfair
or
unreasonable
opinion
about
someone
or
something
使有偏见，使有成见
There
was
concern
that
reports
in
the
media
would
prejudice
the
jury.
有人担心媒体的报道会影响陪审团的公正。
prejudice
sb
against
sth
My
own
schooldays
prejudiced
me
against
all
formal
education.
我自己的学生时代经历使我对所有的正规教育产生了偏见。
5
to
have
a
bad
effect
on
the
future
success
or
situation
of
someone
or
something
损害，不利于
A
criminal
record
will
prejudice
your
chances
of
getting
a
job.
犯罪记录会将不利于你就业。
He
refused
to
comment,
saying
he
did
not
wish
to
prejudice
the
outcome
of
the
talks.
他拒绝发表评论，说是不希望影响会谈的结果。