favouritism
/ˈfeɪvərɪtɪzəm/( <美> favoritism)
noun
mass noun
1- the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another偏袒, 偏爱。
1.1
- the state or condition of being a favourite, especially of being the competitor thought most likely to win a sporting contest（人或事物的）特别受欢迎（或受喜爱）的状态（或情况）; （尤指参赛者的）最有希望获胜的状态（或情况）：
the horse shares favouritism with her French-trained rival at 6-1.
这匹马和她的那匹在6-1起跑门内由法国人训练的对手马同样被人看好。