If something is inequitable, it is not equally fair to everyone. The rules, the tax, the split of money or chances favour some people and leave others worse off — even if nobody meant to be cruel.

If something is inequitable如果某件事是inequitable it is not equally fair to everyone它就不是對每個人都同樣公平 The rules, the tax, the split of money or chances規則、稅制、金錢或機會的分配 favour some people偏袒了某些人 and leave others worse off讓另一些人處境更差 even if nobody meant to be cruel即使沒有人是故意要殘忍

It is a formal word, at home in law, policy, and careful argument, not in a fight with a friend, where people say unfair.

It is a formal word這是個正式的字 at home in law, policy, and careful argument用在法律、政策和嚴謹的論述裡很自然 not in a fight with a friend不會用在跟朋友吵架的場合 where people say unfair那種場合大家會說unfair

Though actually, unfair is broader (a rude comment can be unfair). Inequitable points at a system or arrangement that does not treat people even-handedly.

Though actually不過其實 unfair is broaderunfair的範圍更廣 a rude comment can be unfair一句沒禮貌的話也可以是unfair Inequitable points atInequitable指向的是 a system or arrangement一個制度或安排 that does not treat people even-handedly沒有一視同仁對待人的

It is also not the same as unequal: a result can be unequal (the amounts differ) without being inequitable (the process was fair), and the other way round.

It is also not the same as unequal它也跟unequal不一樣 a result can be unequal一個結果可以是unequal the amounts differ數量不同 without being inequitable卻不是inequitable the process was fair過程是公平的 and the other way round反過來也一樣

Do not mix it with iniquitous, which means wicked — they look neighbourly on the page, but they are different words.

Do not mix it with iniquitous不要把它跟iniquitous搞混 which means wicked那個字的意思是邪惡 they look neighbourly on the page它們在紙面上看起來很像鄰居 but they are different words但其實是不同的字