injustice
injustice 英 [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] 美 [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs]
n. 不公正；不讲道义
名词复数:injustices
- Life isn’t fair, and that quality is exactly what defines injustice: something unfair that happens, often in violation of a basic human right.
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- n. 不公正；不讲道义
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1. At some point each of them decided that she simply could not carry on in the face of an injustice.
她们中的每一个人都在某一时刻决定，她无法继续面对不公正的状况。
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2. Seething at the injustice, she embarked on a speaking tour in support of female voting rights, during which she gave this speech.
出于对不公正的愤慨，她踏上了争取女性选举权的巡回演说之旅，在此期间发表了这一演说。
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3. Historically, there are many reasons for environmental injustice: some economic, some aesthetic; some are simply due to a lack of community resources available.
历史上，环境的不公正的原因有许多：一些是经济的、一些是美学的；一些仅仅是由于缺乏可用的社区资源。
- injustice (n.) late 14c., from Old French injustice "unfairness, injustice" (14c.), from Latin iniustitia "unfairness, injustice," from iniustus "unjust, wrongful, unreasonable, improper, oppressive," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + iustus "just" (see just (adj.)). Injust (adj.) is attested from late 15c., from French, but unjust is the usual English word.
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