2PHRASE [PHRASE with cl]说句公道话;公平地说;公正地说 You use fairness in expressions such as in fairness to and in all fairness when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given. 说句公道话;公平地说;公正地说
In fairness to Bates, he always made it very clear that Webb was only on trial until the end of the season.
替贝茨说句公道话,他意思一直很明确,韦布在本赛季结束前只是试用。
There is much more to be said, in all fairness, on both sides of the issue.
公平地说,问题的正反两面都还有很多要说的。
Quotations
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cardsOscar WildeAn Ideal Husband