prejudice

noun

1. 偏见；成见
   an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc., especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc.
   1. a victim of racial prejudice
      种族偏见的受害者
   2. Their decision was based on ignorance and prejudice.
      他们的决定是由于无知和偏见。
   3. There is little prejudice against workers from other EU states.
      对来自其他欧盟国家的劳工可说并无偏见。
   4. I must admit to a prejudice in favour of British universities.
      我得承认我对英国大学有所偏爱。

verb

1. 使怀有（或形成）偏见
   to influence sb so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about sb/sth
   1. The prosecution lawyers have been trying to prejudice the jury against her.
      控方律师一直力图使陪审团对她形成偏见。
2. 损害；有损于
   to have a harmful effect on sth
   1. Any delay will prejudice the child's welfare.
      任何延误都会损及这个孩子的身心健康。

1. N-VAR 偏见；成见
   Prejudice is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for one group of people or things over another.
   1. There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war...
      早在这两个国家成为敌人并且兵戎相见之前，它们之间就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。
   2. There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45...
      人们普遍对年龄超过45岁的工人存有偏见。
   3. He said he hoped the Swiss authorities would investigate the case thoroughly and without prejudice.
      他说希望瑞士当局会彻底地、不带任何偏见地调查这个案件。
2. VERB 使有成见；使有偏见；使出现偏袒
   If you prejudice someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way.
   1. I think your South American youth has prejudiced you...
      我认为你在南美度过的青少年时代让你产生了偏见。
   2. The report was held back for fear of prejudicing his trial...
      因为担心会使他的审判有失公正，这篇报道被暂时压了下来。
   3. He claimed his case would be prejudiced if it became known he was refusing to answer questions.
      他声称如果大家都知道他拒绝回答问题，就会对他的案件抱有成见。
3. VERB 损害；危害；使更糟糕
   If someone prejudices another person's situation, they do something which makes it worse than it should be.
   1. Her study was not in any way intended to prejudice the future development of the college...
      她的研究绝对无意损害这所大学未来的发展。
   2. They claim the council has prejudiced their health by failing to deal with asbestos.
      他们声称，理事会没有处理好石棉的问题，从而损害了他们的健康。
4. PHRASE 无损于；没有对…造成不利；没有对…带来改变
   If you take an action without prejudice to an existing situation, your action does not change or harm that situation.
   1. We accept the outcome of the inquiry, without prejudice to the unsettled question of territorial waters.
      我们接受了调查结果，并没有使悬而未决的领海问题进一步恶化。

1. It's a black comedy of racial prejudice, mistaken identity and thwarted expectations.
   这是一个关于种族歧视、身份错位和期望落空的黑色喜剧。
2. I've spent a lifetime fighting against racism and prejudice.
   我一辈子都在同种族主义和偏见作斗争。
3. The speech implanted a dangerous prejudice in their minds
   那场演讲给他们灌输了一种很危险的偏见。
4. There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war
   早在这两个国家成为敌人并且兵戎相见之前，它们之间就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。
5. He said he hoped the Swiss authorities would investigate the case thoroughly and without prejudice.
   他说希望瑞士当局会彻底地、不带任何偏见地调查这个案件。
6. I think your South American youth has prejudiced you
   我认为你在南美度过的青少年时代让你产生了偏见。
7. The report was held back for fear of prejudicing his trial
   因为担心会使他的审判有失公正，这篇报道被暂时压了下来。
8. He claimed his case would be prejudiced if it became known he was refusing to answer questions.
   他声称如果大家都知道他拒绝回答问题，就会对他的案件抱有成见。
9. Her study was not in any way intended to prejudice the future development of the college
   她的研究绝对无意损害这所大学未来的发展。
10. They claim the council has prejudiced their health by failing to deal with asbestos.
    他们声称，理事会没有处理好石棉的问题，从而损害了他们的健康。
11. We accept the outcome of the inquiry, without prejudice to the unsettled question of territorial waters.
    我们接受了调查结果，并没有使悬而未决的领海问题进一步恶化。
12. I'm calling in reference to your series on prejudice.
    我打电话是要谈谈你写的有关“偏见”的系列文章。
13. Rowe does a very clever riff on the nature of prejudice.
    罗就偏见的本质讲了一番很精辟的话。
14. Racism is a deeply rooted prejudice which has existed for thousands of years.
    种族主义是存在了几千年的根深蒂固的偏见。
15. In high school, I was very unpopular, and I did encounter a little prejudice
    上中学的时候，我很不受欢迎，确实受到了一些歧视。
16. He was a victim of racial prejudice
    他是种族歧视的受害者。
17. He is free from prejudice to everybody.
    他对所有的人都不带有任何成见。
18. Any prejudice is morally wrong.
    任何偏见从道义上来说都是错的。
19. That would most certainly tend to prejudice Country-born people against him.
    这就必然使乡下人对他抱有成见。
20. He has removed the virus of prejudice.
    他消除了有害的偏见。
21. The speaker had an obvious prejudice against women, so all the female participants walked out of the meeting room.
    那位发言人对妇女持有明显的歧视，因此所有的女性代表退出了会场。
22. I commented on his actions, speech with-out any prejudice.
    我评论他的行为、言论丝毫不带偏见。
23. After a frank exchange of ideas, the two of them finally broke down their longstanding prejudice against each other and became friends again.
    开诚布公地交换思想之后，他们两人终于解开了长期存在的疙瘩，重归于好。
24. I have no prejudice against him at all.
    我对他毫无成见。
25. When the old man spoke about the prejudice, some people felt he had come too close to home.
    当那老人讲到偏见时，有些人感到他说得太露骨了。
26. I had to contest with deep-rooted prejudice.
    我得和根深蒂固的偏见作斗争。
27. Until bigotry and prejudice and malicious and inhuman self-interest have been replaced by understanding and tolerance and good-will;
    直至偏执和偏见和恶意的和不人道的自身利益已取代理解和宽容和良好的意志；
28. Through them I discovered that thought is often full of unconscious prejudice, ignorance, and hypocrisy.
    通过他们我发现思考通常是充满了无意识的偏见、无知和虚伪的。
29. You have prejudice, I dare to say.
    我敢说，你这是偏见。

  bias aptitude bent favour inclination preference prejudice【导航词义：偏爱，偏向】

  bias n. 偏爱；偏见，偏心

〔辨析〕指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。

  aptitude n. 习性；才能

〔辨析〕指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。

  bent n. 〈正式〉爱好；倾向；特长

〔辨析〕强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。

  favour n. 偏袒，偏爱

〔辨析〕指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。

  inclination n. 倾向，爱好

〔辨析〕指某人想做某事的一种意愿。

  preference n. 偏爱，偏好

〔辨析〕指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。

  prejudice n. 〈贬〉成见，偏见，歧视

〔辨析〕尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。

n.

without prejudice (to sth)

• 不损害其他权益；无损于合法权利
  without affecting any other legal matter
  1. They agreed to pay compensation without prejudice (= without admitting guilt ) .
     他们同意赔偿，但不承认有罪。

noun

1. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

   Synonym:    biaspreconception

verb

1. influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

   Synonym:    prepossess

2. disadvantage by prejudice