equitable

Word family

eq·uit·a·ble /ˈekwətəbəl/ adjectiveadj formal

FAIRtreating all people in a fair and equal way 公平合理的；公正的 OPP inequitable

an equitable distribution of food supplies

所供應食品的合理分配

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—equitably adverbadv

The work should be shared more equitably.

這項工作應該更公平合理地分擔。

Examples from the Corpus

equitable• Administrators can require student groups to obey a variety of reasonable regulations governing the equitable and responsible use of school facilities.• Therefore, this is an equitable assignment which can not be impeached.• The equitable distribution of donated livers should be based on the most practical widespread benefit.• The award will be the amount that the tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances.• The trustee has a legal interest in the property; the beneficiaries have an equitable interest.• Nor, today, is the bundle of rights making up the share regarded as equitable only.• It must be said that as a matter of civil law the existence of an equitable proprietary interest is doubtful.• Competition that is structured carefully, however, can produce more equitable results than service delivery by a public monopoly.• We need a more equitable tax system.

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Corpus

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8215 COCA: 9927

equitable adj.
⇨ reasonable

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8215 COCA: 9927

equitable

Fair and reasonable: fair, reasonable, natural...