inequitable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·eq·ui·ta·ble /ɪnˈekwətəbəl/ adjective formal UNFAIRnot equally fair to everyone 不公平的，不平等的 an inequitable distribution of wealth 财富分配的不平等 —inequitably adverb
in·eq·ui·ta·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
inequitable
in‧eq‧ui‧ta‧ble /ɪnˈekwətəbəl, ɪnˈekwɪtəbəl/
adjective formal
not equally fair to everyone:
an inequitable distribution of wealth
—inequitably adverb
▪ unfair/not fair not right or fair, especially because not everyone has an equal opportunity: The present welfare system is grossly unfair. | It’s not fair that people are paying different prices for the same tickets.
▪unjust not fair or right according to the principles of a particular society: He believed it was an illegal and unjust war. | unjust laws
▪unequal unfair because people are treated in different ways or because some people have more power than others: We live in a deeply unequal society. | the unequal distribution of global resources
▪inequitable formal unfair because people are treated in different ways, or because some people have more power than others: inequitable tax laws | The system is inequitable, because it makes it possible for rich people to buy a place at university.
▪biased unfairly against or in favour of a particular group: biased reporting | There were claims that prison bosses were racially biased. | The policy was biased against women. | The trade laws are biased in favour of rich countries.
in‧eq‧ui‧ta‧ble /ɪnˈekwətəbəl, ɪnˈekwɪtəbəl/
adjective formalnot equally fair to everyone:
—inequitably adverb
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