Word · Frequency #14339
disproportionately
不成比例地；不相称地
核心释义
to a degree that is not proportionate; out of proportion
- 1.
以不成比例的方式。
in a disproportionate manner
以不成比例的方式。；不匀称；不相称
用法In use
The report focuses disproportionately on failures and ignores successes.
用法提示：disproportionately 作副词修饰动词 focuses，表示“不成比例地”。
Food prices have risen disproportionately this year.
用法提示：disproportionately 作副词修饰动词 risen，表示“不成比例地”。
The kitchen is disproportionately large for such a small apartment.
用法提示：disproportionately 作副词修饰形容词 large，表示“不成比例地”。
disproportionately + adjective
用于修饰形容词，表示程度超出正常比例。
The cost of housing in this city is disproportionately high.
这个城市的住房成本高得不成比例。
be disproportionately + past participle
常用于被动结构，强调某群体所受影响与其规模或人口比例不符。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- disproportionately affected
- 受到不成比例的影响
- The pandemic disproportionately affected low-income families.疫情对低收入家庭造成了不成比例的影响。
- disproportionately high
- 过高；不成比例地高
- Minorities face a disproportionately high rate of unemployment.少数族裔面临过高的失业率。
- disproportionately large
- 过大；不相称地大
- A disproportionately large share of the budget goes to defense.预算中有不成比例的一大块用于国防。
- disproportionately represented
- 占比过高；代表性不成比例
- Young people are disproportionately represented among the unemployed.年轻人在失业人口中占比过高。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
可以这样记：disproportionately 拆成 dis（不）+ proportion（比例），意思就是‘不成比例’；想象一个头大身小的卡通人，处处失调。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、新闻报道、正式报告 该词多用于正式或书面语，在描述数量、比例或影响不相称时使用；口语中较少出现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
proportionately rhymes with the target: both stress the syllable -por- and end in /ʃənətli/. affectionately and passionately share the /ʃənətli/ ending but stress a different syllable, so they do not rhyme. fortunately, unfortunately, and deliberately are spelling lookalikes ending in -ately but sound different: /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/, /ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli/, and /dɪˈlɪbərətli/.
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