equality
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美 [?'kwɑl?ti]
中文詞源
英文詞源
- equality (n.)
- late 14c., "evenness, smoothness, uniformity;" c. 1400, in reference to amount or number, from Old French equalité "equality, parity" (Modern French égalité, which form dates from 17c.), from Latin aequalitatem (nominative aequalitas) "equality, similarity, likeness" (also sometimes with reference to civil rights), from aequalis "uniform, identical, equal" (see equal (adj.)). Early 15c. as "state of being equal." Of privileges, rights, etc., in English from 1520s.
雙語例句
- 1. The main beneficiaries of pension equality so far have been men.
- 迄今為止，男性一直是退休金均等政策的主要受益者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. All our activities are premised on the basis of "Quality with Equality".
- 我們所有活動(dòng)都是以“優(yōu)質(zhì)、平等”為前提的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Commission for Racial Equality teaches organisations not to discriminate.
- 種族平等委員會(huì)告誡各家機(jī)構(gòu)不要心存歧視。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. There are no all-embracing EC directives on race equality.
- 關(guān)于種族平等，歐盟指令也無法面面俱到。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He only wants freedom, justice and equality.
- 他只要自由、公正和平等。
來自柯林斯例句