prejudice
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (against/in favour of sb/sth) cause sb to have a prejudice; influence sb 使某人抱偏見; 影響某人
The judge told the jury that they must not allow their feelings to prejudice them. 法官對陪審團說他們不應該感情用事.
Newspaper gossip had prejudiced her against him. 報上那些不三不四的文章使她對他抱有偏見.
Her charm prejudiced the judges in her favour. 她姿色迷人, 因而評委都偏向她.
2 [Tn] cause harm to (a case, claim, etc); weaken 使(事情、 權益等)受到損害; 削弱
He prejudiced his claim by demanding too much compensation. 他索賠過高反而使他的要求無法實現.
Lack of self-discipline prejudiced her chances of success. 她缺乏自制力對她獲得成功有所影響.
?? 考研助記
pre(之前)+judice(-judge判斷):預先就判斷- 偏見
?? 擴展釋義
*['pred?udis]n. 偏見, 成見, 侵害vt. 使存偏見, 使有成見, 侵害【法】 偏見, 成見, 損害相關詞組: to the prejudice of sb's rights without prejudice to have a prejudice against sb have a prejudice in favour of sb