unfair
英 [ʌn'feə]
美 ['ʌn'fɛr]
英語の語源
- unfair (adj.)
- Old English unf?gr "unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable," from un- (1) "not" + fair (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse ufagr, Gothic unfagrs. Meaning "wicked, evil, bad" is recorded from c. 1300. Sense of "not equitable, unjust" is first recorded 1713. Related: Unfairly.
例文
- 1. He said in reply that the question was unfair .
- 彼はこの問題は不公平だと答えた。
- 2.Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials.
- 冤罪で長期懲役を言い渡された人もいる。
- 3.It was unfair that he should suffer so much.
- 彼はこんなに苦労して、とても悔しいです。
- 4.He is seeking redress for what he alleges was an unfair demotion.
- 彼は彼が主張する不公正な降格という誤りを是正するよう要求した。
- 5.I really do feel that some people are being unfair .
- 私は本当にいくつかの人が不公平なことをしていると感じています。