英['nepətɪzəm]美['nepətɪzəm]
记忆方法
词源记忆法
中世纪期间，和世俗社会一样，基督教会中也存在严重的腐败问题。一些教会高官生活腐化，不仅贪污腐败，还蓄养情妇。生下私生子后，往往对外宣称是自己的nephew（侄子或外甥）。这些人往往会想方设法把所谓的nephew安排到教会的肥差或重要位置上。人们对此现象十分反感，在拉丁语将其称为nepotismo，其中nepo就是nephew的意思。英语单词nepotism就来源于此。
拆解记忆法
(ne你+pot权力+ism)—》你掌权就可以搞裙带关系
noun(名词)
双解例句
noun(名词)
小知识
Nepotism is the practice of favoritism based on kinship, like when the coach chooses his own kid to be the quarterback even if his kid stinks at football.
The word nepotism comes from the Italian word for nephew, nepote. Apparently back in the 17th century a lot of people tended to promote their nephews to powerful positions at the expense of other candidates. Nepotism has come to mean favoritism of any family member, so if you’re the daughter of a powerful CEO, don’t worry, you can still be the beneficiary of nepotism. However, people might not like you when you become the Vice President, unless you’ve really earned the title.