2in fairness (to somebody)EXPLAINused after you have just criticized someone, in order to add something that explains their behaviour or performance (为某人)说句公道话,公正地说〔用于在批评某人后说一些有利于他的话〕SYN to be fair
Tardelli had a poor match, although in fairness he was playing with a knee injury.
塔尔德利在场上表现很差,但说句公道话,他是带着膝伤参加比赛的。
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in fairness (to somebody)• In fairness to Principal Montara, the school hasn't receivedfunding to hire better teachers.• Although in fairness their biggest obstacle wasn't acting live but making the most of flawed storylines.• The Labour party believes in fairness and justice.• He knew that she was not making much headway with finding the nonce, but in fairness neither was he.• Neither is he here, in fairness, just to get women.• Now, in fairness I must add that organizedlabor, or most of it, wanted the SteelworkersTrilogy.• And we ought, in fairness, to wonder who else in similarcircumstances would have proved so much bolder?• They, too, decided that they could no longer remain in fairness to their young children.• I did say in fairness that most of the fault was my own.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAIRNESS | FAIRNESS + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤basic, elementary, simple基本的/起碼的/完全公平◇This is a matter of basic fairness.這是一件關乎基本公正的事情。➤scrupulous (especially BrE) 一絲不苟的公平◇Dr Jones was treated with scrupulous fairness by his employers.雇主們對瓊斯博士極其公正。➤procedural (law法律) 程序公正➤economic經濟上的公平◇issues of economic fairness and personal equality經濟公平與個人平等的問題VERB + FAIRNESS➤achieve, ensure, guarantee達到/確保/保證公正◇a way of achieving fairness to the accused為被告求得公正的方法➤question對公平提出質疑◇Many people questioned the fairness of the election.許多人對這次選舉的公正性提出了質疑。FAIRNESS + VERB➤➤demand sth, require sth要做到公正需要⋯/要求⋯◇Fairness demanded an equal division of the winnings.要做到公正,就要平均分配贏得的錢。PREPOSITION➤in (all) fairness說句公道話◇In all fairness to him, I should say that most of his story is true.公平地講,應該說他所敍述的大部份是真實的。➤with fairness公平地◇They were all treated with strict fairness.他們都受到了絕對公正的對待。➤fairness in⋯中的公正◇the need for fairness in applying these rules執行這些規則時所需要的公平➤fairness to對⋯的公平◇The new system of waiting lists should guarantee fairness to all patients.新的候診名單系統能保證對所有患者都公平。PHRASES➤a sense of fairness公平意識◇Children have a very strong sense of fairness.兒童有很強的公平意識。