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neutrality

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neutrality

Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++neu·tral·i·ty /njuːˈtræləti $ nuː-/ AWL noun [uncountable]  SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN#the state of not supporting either side in an argument or war 中立;中立地位neutralist /ˈnjuːtrəlɪst $ ˈnuː-/ adjective, noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
neutralityIn our time, there is no such thing as neutrality.In it two standards of neutrality conflict.But this argument by itself does not justify political neutrality.After Pearl Harbor, U.S. neutrality ended.This has resulted in the questioning of the neutrality of science and technology as they are at present practised in our society.Their neutrality was why Jack let them in.This concept, despite its claims to neutrality, tends to carry conventional ideas about gender and other social relations with it.
neu·tral·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
the of Corpus side or an not state in either supporting argument


neutrality
neutrality AC /njuːˈtræləti, njuːˈtrælɪti $ nuː-/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: neutral, neutrality, neutralization; verb: neutralize; adverb: neutrally; adjective: neutral
the state of not supporting either side in an argument or war
—neutralist /ˈnjuːtrələst, ˈnjuːtrəlɪst $ ˈnuː-/ adjective, noun [countable]


neu·tral·ity AW BrE /njuːˈtræləti/ 🔊NAmE /nuːˈtræləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the state of not supporting either side in a disagreement, competition or war 中立;中立状态