nepotism
nepotism 英 [ˈnepətɪzəm] 美 [ˈnɛpəˌtɪzəm]
n. 裙带关系；起用亲戚
名词复数:nepotisms
- Nepotism is the practice of favoritism based on kinship, like when the coach chooses his own kid to be the quarterback even if his kid stinks at football.
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- n. 裙带关系；起用亲戚
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1. But a system superior to corruption and nepotism is not necessarily the best possible system.
但是，一个优于腐败和裙带关系的体制并不一定就是最好的体制。
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2. The congressman lashed the president for his nepotism.
国会议员抨击总统搞裙带关系。
- nepotism (n.) "favoritism shown to relatives, especially in appointment to high office," 1660s, from French népotisme (1650s), from Italian nepotismo, from nepote "nephew," from Latin nepotem (nominative nepos) "grandson, nephew" (see nephew). Originally, practice of granting privileges to a pope's "nephew" which was a euphemism for his natural son.
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