It's unfair that the company discriminated against her because of her gender.

discriminated 是动词 discriminate 的过去式。discriminate 由前缀 dis-（表示"分开"）和词根 crimin（来自拉丁语 crimen，意为"区分、判断"）组成，原意是"区分、辨别"。 在现代英语中，discriminate 常指"不公平地区别对待"，特别是基于种族、性别等特征的歧视行为。discriminated against 表示"对...进行歧视"。