biased

- adj. 有偏见的, 不公正的
- Definition
- adj. showing unfair support for one side or opinion over another
- Example
- The report seemed biased toward one side of the argument.
- 这份报告似乎偏向争论的一方。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: unfairly favoring one side (adjective).
比较义项:偏袒的,不公正地偏向一方(形容词)。
- partial
More formal and literary; typically used with 'to' (partial to) and often describes judges, referees, or officials who should stay neutral but favor one side.
语气更正式、更书面,通常与介词to连用(partial to),常用来形容本应保持中立却偏向一方的法官、裁判或官员。
A referee must never be partial to the home team during a match.
裁判在比赛中绝不能偏袒主队。
- biased 本词
The more common, everyday word; used broadly for people, media, reports, or opinions, and typically pairs with 'toward' or 'against' rather than 'to'.
更常见、更口语化,可广泛用于人、媒体、报道或观点,通常与toward或against搭配,而不是to。
The news channel was clearly biased toward one political party.
这家新闻频道明显偏向某一政党。
Biased and partial both mean unfairly favoring one side, but differ in formality. Partial is more formal, used with 'to' (partial to), often for judges or officials who should stay neutral. Biased is the more common, everyday word, used broadly for people, media, or opinions.
这两个词都表示对某一方不公正的偏袒,但biased更常见、更口语化,可用来形容人、媒体、报道或观点;partial语气更正式、更书面,常与介词to连用,多见于强调公正性的语境(如法官、裁判)。这里不比较partial的另一个常见意义“不完整的”(如partial answer)。