prejudice
/ˈpredʒədɪs/·프레저디스·noun
偏见
LatinCEFR B2
词根
pre- (before) + Latin 'judicium' (judgement)
Latin praejudicium (a previous judgement) → Old French prejudice → English prejudice
一句话
pre(在前) + judicium(判断) = '先下的判断'. 词源直击偏见的要害 —— 未看先断。 prejudice 不是简单的错,而是"时间顺序错乱的判断"。
例句
Education can reduce prejudice.
教育能减少偏见。
He spoke without prejudice.
他不带偏见地说。
Prejudice is hard to unlearn.
偏见难以摆脱。
同根词
judgejudgementjudicialjuryprejudicial