inequitably

/ɪnˈek.wɪ.tə.bli/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈek.wɪ.t̬ə.bli/ (ame, ipa)

inequitably — adverb

1. in a manner that gives some people, groups, or places less than others without a

1.副詞C2
釋義

in a manner that gives some people, groups, or places less than others without a fair reason

例句

The city divided bus funding inequitably, leaving two outer districts with nothing.

divide resources + inequitably

Padma was paid inequitably even after matching her teammates' sales numbers.

passive: be paid inequitably

同義詞
  • unfairly

    the broad everyday choice for treating people without fairness

  • unjustly

    stronger and often used when a moral or legal wrong is emphasized

  • disproportionately

    focuses on one side receiving too much or too little compared with others

  • unevenly

    describes an unequal spread, but not always with the same clear fairness judgment

反義詞
  • fairly

    in a just and reasonable way

  • equitably

    with equal and just treatment across people or groups

  • evenly

    with a balanced distribution from one side to another

文法句型

verbs of dividing / paying / distributing + inequitably

用法筆記

Most often used in formal writing about pay, public services, law, housing, or policy. It usually describes how money, chances, duties, or rules are divided, not a person's tone or physical movement.

常見錯誤

❌The system is inequitably.
✅The system is inequitable.
💡after 'be', use the adjective 'inequitable', not the adverb 'inequitably'.
❌The bonuses were shared inequitable.
✅The bonuses were shared inequitably.
💡use the adverb to describe how something was shared.