unfairness
意味一覧 (2件)
不公正
解説 Definition
規則や判断、扱いが正義や道理に反していて、正当とは言えない状態を指します。裁判、制度、職場、社会問題などで、誰かが不当に不利益を受ける場面によく使われます。
Unfairness is a situation in which rules, decisions, or treatment are not just or reasonable. It is often used when someone suffers an undeserved disadvantage in a court case, workplace, system, or social issue. The word suggests more than simple imbalance; it often carries a sense that something goes against justice or basic moral standards.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
fair は「公正な、公平な」、unfair は「公正でない」、そこに -ness が付くと「その性質・状態」を表す名詞になります。kindness や weakness と同じ作りです。不公正を表す unfairness は、unfair treatment, unfair decision, unfairness in the system のように、判断・制度・扱いが正当でない場面で覚えると自然です。不公平よりも、道理や正義に反する感じを意識すると区別しやすくなります。
Think of fair as "just" or "reasonable," and unfair as "not fair." When you add -ness, it becomes a noun for the quality or state, like kindness or weakness. It is useful to remember unfairness in phrases such as unfair treatment, unfair decision, or unfairness in the system. This helps you feel that the word is not only about imbalance, but also about something going against justice or reason.
例文
Many workers spoke out about the unfairness of the company's hiring process.
多くの労働者が、その会社の採用過程の不公正について声を上げた。
She could not accept the unfairness of being blamed for a mistake she did not make.
自分がしていないミスで責められる不公正を、彼女は受け入れられなかった。
The documentary focuses on unfairness in the legal system and its effect on poor families.
そのドキュメンタリーは、司法制度における不公正と、それが貧しい家庭に与える影響に焦点を当てている。
不公平
(意味 2)解説 Definition
正当でない、または平等でない扱いを受けることです。誰もが同じルールで判断されるべきなのに、不適切に異なる扱いを受けることを指します。
Unfairness is the quality or condition of being unjust or not treating people equally. It refers to situations where rules, chances, or treatment are not reasonable or balanced. The word is often used in discussions about school, work, society, or personal relationships.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
`unfairness` は `fair`「公平な」→ `unfair`「公平でない」→ `unfairness`「不公平」と段階的に覚えます。`-ness` は性質を名詞にする語尾で、`kindness` と同じ作りです。扱い・分配・機会・採点などで、同じ条件の人が同じように扱われていない状態を指します。`unfairness in grading` や `a feeling of unfairness` で定着させましょう。
Build the word step by step: `fair`, `unfair`, then `unfairness`. The ending `-ness` turns a quality into a noun, as in `kindness`. Use it when treatment, chances, pay, grading, or decisions are not equal under the same conditions. Phrases like `unfairness in grading` and `a sense of unfairness` are helpful.
例文
The unfairness of the situation angered everyone.
その状況の不公平さはみんなを怒らせました。
She complained about the unfairness in the grading system.
彼女は成績評価制度の不公平さについて不満を述べました。
The judge's decision was criticized for its unfairness.
その判事の決定はその不公平さのために批判されました。
unfairness の語源・成り立ち Etymology
unfairness は un-「〜でない」+ fair「公正な」+ -ness「性質」から成ります。fair は古英語 fæger に由来し、もとは「美しい」から「正しい、偏りない」へ意味が広がりました。
Unfairness is made from un- meaning "not," fair meaning "just or impartial," and -ness meaning "a state or quality." Fair comes from Old English fæger, which originally meant "beautiful" and later developed the sense of "proper, just, and unbiased."
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