disproportionate
disproportionate 英 [ˌdɪsprəˈpɔ:ʃənət] 美 [ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənət]
adj. 不成比例的
The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families. 此地年轻的中产阶级家庭特别多。
The lower-paid spend a disproportionately large amount of their earnings on food. 低工资者将收入花在食物上的比例很大。
- If three friends are out having dinner, and one disappears when the check comes, the remaining two end up paying a disproportionate share of the bill. Whenever anything is out of proportion — either too large or too small — it's disproportionate.
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- adj. 不成比例的
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1. The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families.
此地年轻的中产阶级家庭特别多。
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2. The lower-paid spend a disproportionately large amount of their earnings on food.
低工资者将收入花在食物上的比例很大。
- disproportionate (adj.) 1550s, from dis- "not" + proportionate. Improportionate in same sense is from late 14c. Related: Disproportionately.
dis·pro·por·tion·ate AWL / ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənət ; NAmE ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənət / adjective disproportionate(to sth) too large or too small when compared with sth else 不成比例的；不相称的；太大（或太小）的 ◆ The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families. 此地年轻的中产阶级家庭特别多。 ☞compare proportionate ▶ dis·pro·por·tion·ately AWL / ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənətli ; NAmE ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənətli / adverb ◆ The lower-paid spend a disproportionately large amount of their earnings on food. 低工资者将收入花在食物上的比例很大。 dis·pro·por·tion·ate / ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənət ; NAmE ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənət / dis·pro·por·tion·ately / ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənətli ; NAmE ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənətli /
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