unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
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用作名詞(n.)
His father loved him the most and showed favoritism towards him, so his brothers came to despise him. 以色列偏愛(ài)他，使得他的哥哥們瞧不起他。
She never showed favoritism to one daughter over the other, as not to cause jealousy or bitterness between sisters. 她從沒(méi)偏愛(ài)任何一個(gè)女兒，這樣就不會(huì)在姐妹間引起嫉妒或仇恨。
If you get a promotion ahead of her, that is favoritism. 如果得到了晉升，職位比她高了，那叫偏袒。