even-handed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌeven-ˈhanded adjective FAIRgiving fair and equal treatment to everyone 公正的；不偏不倚的 SYN fair He was very even-handed in the way he treated his employees. 他对自己的雇员都一视同仁。► see thesaurus at fair
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even-handed• Doug Pray's first film is an impressively even-handed documentary on the Seattle music scene.• Would they riot or would they be relieved that an even-handed exercise had removed their tormentors?• The BBC has the reputation of being even-handed in its coverage of election news.• Second, some feel that no supply of arms to the combatants, however even-handed, is compatible with neutrality.• Local magistrates are expected to respect the law and provide even-handed justice.• Yet this exceedingly sensible system has not always been applied in an even-handed manner.• With even-handed ridicule, John Mortimer spends much of this novel making you laugh at both.• One might as well speak of even-handed socialism.• My response is, in brief, that no-supply is not more neutral than even-handed supply.• The success of Reuter's agency lay in its objectivity, speed, and even-handed treatment of clients.ˌeven-ˈhanded adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus to fair and everyone treatment giving equal
even-handed
ˌeven-ˈhanded
adjective
giving fair and equal treatment to everyone
SYN fair:
He was very even-handed in the way he treated his employees.
▪ fair treating people equally or in the way that is right: It’s not fair that she gets paid more than me. | Everyone has the right to a fair trial.
▪just formal morally right and fair: a just punishment | a just cause | a just society | Do you think it was a just war?
▪reasonable fair and sensible according to most people’s standards: a reasonable request | Lateness, without a reasonable excuse, will not be tolerated.
▪balanced giving fair and equal treatment to all sides of an argument or subject: Balanced reporting of the news is essential.
▪even-handed giving fair and equal treatment to everyone, especially when it would be easy to favour one particular group: The drama takes an even-handed look at the consequences of violent crime, both on attackers and their victims. | The film is even-handed and does not try to make you support either side.
▪equitable /ˈekwətəbəl, ˈekwɪtəbəl/ formal giving equal treatment to everyone involved: We need an equitable solution to this problem. | a more equitable distribution of wealth
ˌeven-ˈhanded
adjectivegiving fair and equal treatment to everyone
SYN fair:
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