The committee's favoritism toward senior researchers undermined the credibility of its grant decisions.
委员会对资深研究人员的偏袒损害了其资助决策的可信度。
Which choice best defines “favoritism”?
C — Unfair support shown to one person or group. “favoritism” means unfair support shown to one person or group.
Which word means “unfair support shown to one person or group”?
C — favoritism. “favoritism” means unfair support shown to one person or group.
favoritism — unfair support shown to one person or group. In Chinese: 偏袒.
favoritism is pronounced /ˈfeɪvərɪˌtɪzəm/.
The committee's favoritism toward senior researchers undermined the credibility of its grant decisions. (委员会对资深研究人员的偏袒损害了其资助决策的可信度。)
bias, partiality, nepotism — all close in meaning to favoritism (unfair support shown to one person or group).
impartiality, fairness — each the opposite of favoritism (unfair support shown to one person or group).
Yes. favoritism is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.