1840, "friendship," from crony + -ism. Meaning "appointment of friends to important positions, regardless of ability" is originally American English, from c. 1950.
雙語例句
1. Many small town mayor and city official practice cronyism.
許多小鎮的市長和大城市的官員都有任人唯親的行為.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. This explains why Philippine officials are often accused of taking bribes and cronyism.
這些問題,就是為何菲律賓官員經常被指貪贓枉法、朋黨營私的答案.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Bringing business people into politics can also produce corruption and cronyism.
商人從政也容易帶來腐敗和任人唯親.
來自互聯網
4. Many Palestinians rejected him as a symbol of corruption and cronyism, propelling long - held into the open.