injustice /ɪnˈʤʌstəs/ noun plural injustices
plural injustices
Learner's definition of INJUSTICE
: unfair treatment : a situation in which the rights of a person or a group of people are ignored不公正;不公平 [noncount]
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the injustices of apartheid种族隔离的不公平
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The law is part of an effort to correct an old injustice.这一法律是为纠正旧的不公而做出的努力的一部分。
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He suffered a great/terrible injustice [=wrong] at their hands.他在他们那里遭受了极其不公正的待遇。
do (someone or something) an injustice
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They did her a great/terrible/grave injustice by not allowing her to file a complaint.他们不允许她抗议,这对她极其不公平。
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I think you do the book an injustice when you call it “trash.”我认为你称这本书为“垃圾”是不公平的。
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The weak punishment does an injustice to the criminal's victims.轻罚罪犯是对受害者的不公。