prejudice

1. N-VAR Prejudice is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for one group of people or things over another. 偏見

There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries went to war. 早在兩國交戰之前就有了根深蒂固的種族偏見。

There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45. 對年齡超過45嵗的工人有普遍的偏見。

2. V-T If you prejudice someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way. 使…有偏見

I think your upbringing has prejudiced you. 我認爲你的教養使你抱有偏見。

The report was held back for fear of prejudicing his trial. 因爲擔心會使他的讅判帶有偏見，該報告沒有公開。

3. V-T If someone prejudices another person's situation, they do something that makes it worse than it should be. 損害[正式]

Her study was not in any way intended to prejudice the future development of the college. 她的研究絕對無意損害該學院的未來發展。