[みびいき, mibiiki] (n) favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nepotism \Nep"o*tism\ (?; 277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew:
cf. F. n['e]potisme. See {Nephew}.]
Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of
one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of
relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.
[1913 Webster]
From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for he was without
kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps
more fatal nepotism, which turned the tide of
popularity against him -- the nepotism of his order.
--Milman.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nepotism
n 1: favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in
power (as by giving them jobs)
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
