unrepresentative
/ˌʌnˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ (bre, ipa) · [ənrˌɛprɪzˈɛntətɪv] /ˌʌnˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ (ame, ipa) · [ənrˌɛprɪzˈɛntətɪv] /ˌən-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv How to pronounce unrepresentative (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unrepresentative — adjective
- unrepresentativepositive
- more unrepresentativecomparative
- most unrepresentativesuperlative
1. When a group, sample, or example is unrepresentative, it does not reflect the us
When a group, sample, or example is unrepresentative, it does not reflect the usual range of qualities present in the larger whole it belongs to, and may therefore give a misleading impression.
Dahlia felt the tour of two offices gave an unrepresentative picture of the company.
unrepresentative + picture + of + [noun phrase] — typical collocation pattern
The newspaper's data, from just one city, was unrepresentative of the country, as critics noted.
If a survey only asks one age group, the results are completely unrepresentative.
Kasia refused to join the committee, saying its members were unrepresentative of the student body.
- atypical
a more neutral, factual term that simply states something is not usual, without the judgement that the mismatch is misleading
- uncharacteristic
focuses on deviation from a single person or thing's normal pattern, rather than from a larger group's overall qualities
- anomalous
more technical or academic, suggesting a statistical or scientific abnormality that stands out from the expected pattern
- representative
the direct opposite; describes something that does show the typical qualities of the larger group
- typical
simpler and more everyday; describes something that matches the usual pattern of a group or situation
文法句型
unrepresentative + of + [noun phrase]
用法筆記
Commonly modifies nouns such as 'sample', 'data', 'survey', 'picture', or 'group' to indicate the item does not reflect the full variety of the larger whole. Almost always followed by the preposition 'of'.