injustice

injustice — noun

1. a situation, action, or system in which people are not treated fairly or do not

1.名詞B2
釋義

a situation, action, or system in which people are not treated fairly or do not receive what they deserve, often because of bias or unequal rules

例句

Selim felt the injustice of the court's decision when his neighbour was wrongly fined.

injustice of + noun phrase (the decision)

Thousands of citizens marched through Seoul to protest against social injustice.

social injustice — common collocation

同義詞
  • unfairness

    More general and less severe; refers to any lack of fairness rather than a morally wrong act.

  • wrong

    Emphasises the moral dimension — an act that is morally bad rather than merely unequal.

  • discrimination

    A specific type of injustice based on group membership (race, gender, age); narrower in scope.

  • oppression

    Systematic, long-term cruel or unjust treatment by those in power; stronger and more political.

反義詞
  • justice

    The direct opposite: fair treatment and due reward or punishment.

  • fairness

    Emphasises equal and impartial treatment without bias.

文法句型

injustice + of + noun phrase

injustice + against + noun/person

commit/perpetrate + an injustice

用法筆記

Can be used as an uncountable noun (referring to unfairness in general, e.g. 'social injustice') or a countable noun (referring to a specific unfair act, e.g. 'a grave injustice'). The countable form often appears with an indefinite article or in the plural.

常見錯誤

❌The government made a great injustice to the poor.
✅The government committed a great injustice against the poor.
💡'commit an injustice against' is the standard collocation, not 'make an injustice to.'
❌There is a big injustice in this company.
✅There is widespread injustice in this company.
💡'big' does not naturally collocate with 'injustice'; use 'great,' 'grave,' 'serious,' or 'widespread.'