TOEFL词汇每日一题：bias

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　　An alien exploring Earth would probably give priority to the planet's dominant, most-distinctive feature-the ocean. Humans have a bias toward land that sometimes gets in the way of truly examining global issues.

　　The word "bias" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) concern

　　(B) disadvantage

　　(C) attitude

　　(D) prejudice

　　正确答案： D

　　托福词汇 bias

　　英['ba??s]美[?ba??s]

　　n.偏见;偏爱，爱好;倾向;斜纹

　　vt.使倾向于;使有偏见;影响;加偏压于

　　adj.斜纹的;斜的，倾斜的;斜裁的

　　[例句]One of the biggest reasons is that the cultural bias is changing.最大的一个原因是，文化偏见正在改变。