c. 1300, "despite, contempt," from Old French prejudice "prejudice, damage" (13c.), from Medieval Latin prejudicium "injustice," from Latin praeiudicium "prior judgment," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + iudicium "judgment," from iudex (genitive iudicis) "a judge" (see judge (v.)). Meaning "injury, physical harm" is mid-14c., as is legal sense "detriment or damage caused by the violation of a legal right." Meaning "preconceived opinion" (especially but not necessarily unfavorable) is from late 14c. in English.
prejudice (v.)
mid-15c., "to injure or be detrimental to," from prejudice (n.). The meaning "to affect or fill with prejudice" is from c. 1600. Related: Prejudiced; prejudicing.
例文
1. Rowe does a very clever riff on the nature of prejudice .
ロは偏見の本質について鋭い話をした。
2.I 've spent a lifetime fighting against racism and prejudice .
私は一生人種差別主義と偏見と戦ってきました。
3.I 'm calling in reference to your series on prejudice .
電話をかけるのは、あなたが書いた「偏見」に関する一連の文章について話すためです。
4.It 's a black comedy of racial prejudice ,mistaken identity and thwarted expectations.