nepotism

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/|/ˈniː.pə.tɪ.zəm/    美 /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/|/ˈnep.ə.tɪ.zəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities. countable,uncountable
    — Nepotism can get you very far in the world if you've got the right connections.

词形变化

nepotisms plural

词汇关系

反义词
meritocracy

词源

Borrowed from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepōs (“nephew”), a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
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