prejudiced
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++prej·u·diced /ˈpredʒədɪst/ ●●○ adjective 1 DON'T LIKEhaving an unreasonable dislike of someone or something, especially a dislike of a group of people who belong to a different race, sex, or religion – used to show disapproval 有偏见的，有成见的，歧视的 Some officers were racially prejudiced. 有些军官有种族歧视。 an intolerant and prejudiced man 偏狭而有成见的男子prejudiced against The early Christian church was prejudiced against the Jews. 早期的基督教会对犹太人抱有偏见。 Environmentalists are prejudiced against the dam. 环境保护论者对那座水坝怀有成见。2 seriously affected by a bad situation 严重受到不利影响的 The council must provide housing for young people whose welfare is seriously prejudiced. 市政会必须为生活遭遇严重不幸的年轻人提供住房。
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prejudiced• The author was keen that neither himself nor his readership should be considered prejudiced.• People around here are sometimes prejudiced against Catholics.• He denies that he is prejudiced against women.• I stress this in order to underline that the view which I express is idiosyncratic, prejudiced and probably heretical.• You argue with one another and put it down to the fact that people who are prejudiced are ignorant.• Do more prejudiced children differ in their popularity and self esteem?• Instead they show to my prejudiced eyes that the sea changes were very rapid indeed.• She's the most prejudiced person I've ever known.• Either way, the prejudiced persons are attempting to justify their position by adopting either a theoretical or empirical perspective.• an outdated and prejudiced set of laws• It is obviously a prejudiced system.• Even today Southern states are seen as being more racially prejudiced than other states.• For instance, it has been suggested that the prejudiced themes exist at a psychologically deeper level than the denial of prejudice.prejudiced against• Some of the older employees are prejudiced against using e-mail.• Many of them admitted being prejudiced against white people.prej·u·diced adjectiveChineseSyllable
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prejudiced
prej‧u‧diced /ˈpredʒədəst, ˈpredʒʊdəst/
adjective
1. having an unreasonable dislike of someone or something, especially a dislike of a group of people who belong to a different race, sex, or religion – used to show disapproval:
Some officers were racially prejudiced.
an intolerant and prejudiced man
prejudiced against
The early Christian church was prejudiced against the Jews.
Environmentalists are prejudiced against the dam.
2. seriously affected by a bad situation:
The council must provide housing for young people whose welfare is seriously prejudiced.
■ treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, age etc
▪prejudiced treating someone unfairly and having an unreasonable dislike of them because of their race, sex etc, or because they are old, disabled etc: The media had very prejudiced attitudes towards disabled people. | I don’t want to sound prejudiced, but I do think women are better at this type of job.
▪racist treating someone unfairly because of their race: racist remarks | Children pick up racist attitudes from their parents.
▪sexist treating someone unfairly because of their sex: He had made sexist comments to several women in the office. | The show was about two female inspectors who had trouble with their sexist bosses.
▪ageist treating someone unfairly because of their age – used especially when old people are unfairly treated: Ageist attitudes result in older people being discriminated against in the workplace.
▪homophobic treating someone unfairly because they are homosexual: Many of his songs are homophobic.
prej‧u‧diced /ˈpredʒədəst, ˈpredʒʊdəst/
adjective1. having an unreasonable dislike of someone or something, especially a dislike of a group of people who belong to a different race, sex, or religion – used to show disapproval:
prejudiced against
2. seriously affected by a bad situation:
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