All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than othersGeorge OrwellAnimal Farm
Whatever may be the general endeavor of a community to render its members equal and alike, the personal pride of individuals will always seek to rise above the line, and to form somewhere an inequality to their own advantageAlexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America
The worker is the slave of capitalist society, the female worker the slave of that slaveJames ConnollyThe Re-conquest of Ireland
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economic inequality, growing/increasing inequality, racial inequality, social inequality
ADJECTIVE | VERB + INEQUALITY | INEQUALITY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, gross, substantial巨大的不平等;嚴重的不平等◇the gross social inequalities of the past過去嚴重的社會不平等◇Inequalities of income would lead to even greater inequalities in access to health care.收入的不均衡會導致醫療保健服務更加不平等。➤real真正的不平等▸➤growing, increased, increasing, rising日益加劇的不平衡;愈加嚴重的不平等▸➤global, regional全球性的/地區性的不平衡▸➤class, economic, educational, racial, social, socio-economic, structural階級間的/經濟上的/教育上的/種族間的/社會的/社會經濟的/結構性的不平等➤gender, sex, sexual性別間的不平等◇efforts to address class and gender inequalities and to rebalance power解決階級、性別不平等並調整權力平衡的努力➤income, pay, wage (especially BrE) 收入/薪酬/工資不平等VERB + INEQUALITY➤cause, create, lead to引起不平衡;造成不平等◇The introduction of tuition fees would create inequality between universities.開始收取學費將會造成各大學之間的不平衡。➤maintain, perpetuate維持不平等狀態;使不平等長存◇Some believe that education perpetuates inequality.有些人認為教育使不平等現象長期存在。➤reinforce加劇不平等◇The law merely serves to reinforce social inequalities.法律不過是用來強化社會不平等的工具。➤increase加大不平等▸➤reduce縮小不平等▸➤remove消除不平等◇They can build a more harmonious society once inequality and exploitation are removed.一旦消除了不平等和剝削,他們就能建成一個更加和諧的社會。➤address, redress解決/糾正不平等◇The country has had some success in redressing racial inequalities.該國在糾正種族不平等方面取得了一些成功。INEQUALITY + VERB➤exist不平等現象存在◇inequalities that exist in wealth and income財富和收入方面存在的不均衡➤arise from sth, be based on sth不平等源自⋯/基於⋯◇inequalities based on racism and social class基於種族主義和社會階級的不平等➤persist, remain不平等持續/仍然存在◇Even in the age of compulsory school, inequalities in education have remained.即使在義務教育時代,教育不平等依然存在。➤increase不平等加劇▸➤decline不平等程度降低PREPOSITION➤inequality between⋯之間的不平等◇economic inequality between men and women男女之間經濟上的不平等➤inequality in⋯方面的不平等◇gender inequality in education教育方面的男女不平等PHRASES➤inequalities of power, wealth, etc.權力、財富等的不均▸➤a pattern of inequality (especially BrE) 不平等的模式
inequality ♦︎ injustice ♦︎ unfairness ♦︎ inequityThese are all words for an unfair difference between groups of people in society, by which some people have more money, power or opportunities than others.这些词均表示不平等、不公正、不公平。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆inequality / injustice / unfairness / inequity in sth◆inequality / inequity between sb / sth◆injustice / unfairness to sb / sth◆social / economic / racial inequality / injustice / inequity◆great / gross inequality / injustice / inequity◆to fight / tackle / struggle against inequality / injustice◆to redress / rectify / remedy inequality / injustice / inequity■inequality ˌɪnɪˈkwɒləti; NAmEˌɪnɪˈˈkwɑːləti [uncountable, countable] the unfair difference between groups of people in society, by which some have more money, power or opportunities than others不平等;不平衡;不平均◆There is generally some inequality between men and women within the family.家庭内男女之间通常会存在一些不平等。◆Inequalities in health tend to reflect inequalities in income.健康状况的不同往往反映出收入的不同。OPPequality ⇨ justice see also unequal ⇨ wrong4■injusticeɪnˈdʒʌstɪs [uncountable, countable] the fact of a situation being unfair, when people do not get what they deserve; an unfair act or an example of unfair treatment不公正;不公平(的对待或行为)◆I did not really see myself as a victim of injustice.我并不真的觉得自己遭受了不公正待遇。◆Perhaps I'm doing you an injustice(= being unfair to you).我可能冤枉你了。◆The report exposes the injustices of the system.报告揭露了这个制度的种种不公。OPPjustice ⇨ justice see also unjust ⇨ wrong4■unfairness [uncountable] the fact of a situation being unfair, when people do not get what they deserve, especially when some people are treated better than others for no good reason不公正,不公平(尤指某些人无故比他人受优待)◆There are several examples of unfairness in the recruitment system.招聘系统中有几个不公平的例子。◆She was still raging about the unfairness of it all.她还在为这一切不公正气愤不已。OPPfairness ⇨ justice see also unfair ⇨ wrong4■inequity ɪnˈekwəti [countable, uncountable] (formal) something that is unfair because it treats different people or groups differently; the state of being unfair in this way不公正,不公平(指给不同的人或群体以不同的待遇)◆There are huge inequities in funding for schools.在给学校拨款方面存在着极大的不公。◆The new government sought to justify social inequity by promoting ideals of self-help.新政府试图通过提倡自助的理想来为社会不公辩护。OPPequity ⇨ justice