weighted

IPA/ˈweɪtɪd/
KK[wˈetɪd]IPA/ˈweɪtɪd/

weighted — adjective

  • weightedpositive
  • more weightedcomparative
  • most weightedsuperlative

1. describing a system, rule, or arrangement that deliberately gives one side or gr

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing a system, rule, or arrangement that deliberately gives one side or group an advantage over another.

例句

Kemi argued that the scholarship selection was weighted against students from rural high schools.

collocation: weighted against [a group]

The new overtime policy is heavily weighted toward full-time managers rather than part-time staff.

collocation: heavily weighted toward

同義詞
  • biased

    more general; can describe opinions or data

  • slanted

    stronger negative connotation of dishonesty

  • skewed

    focuses on distortion of results or proportions

反義詞
  • fair

    not favoring any side

  • impartial

    formal; treating all sides equally

文法句型

weighted + against/in favor of/toward + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently passive; use with a prepositional phrase (against, in favor of, toward) to indicate which side benefits or loses.

常見錯誤

❌The game was weighted.
✅The game was weighted in favor of the home team.
💡'weighted' alone sounds incomplete; include a phrase showing who gains the advantage.
❌This system weighted against us.
✅This system is weighted against us.
💡'weighted' in this sense is usually an adjective, used after 'be' or 'seem', not as a past-tense verb.

2. made physically heavier by adding material, or feeling a heavy mental or physica

2.形容詞B2
釋義

made physically heavier by adding material, or feeling a heavy mental or physical burden from tiredness, worry, or responsibility.

例句

Tomás bought a weighted blanket to help him fall asleep more quickly at night.

collocation: weighted blanket

After a ten-mile hike, Amelia felt weighted down by her heavy backpack.

collocation: weighted down by

同義詞
  • loaded

    more neutral; less emotional than 'weighted down'

  • burdened

    stronger sense of difficulty; common for emotional weight

  • laden

    literary; suggests a heavy load carried with effort

反義詞

文法句型

weighted + down + with/by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Can describe both physical heaviness (a weighted blanket, weighted curtains) and emotional fatigue (weighted down with worry or responsibility). The 'down' particle is common when describing a burden.

常見錯誤

❌I feel weighted after work.
✅I feel weighted down after a long day at work.
💡'weighted' alone is rare for fatigue; 'weighted down' is the natural phrasing.
❌The bag was weighted by books.
✅The bag was weighted down with books.
💡use 'with' (the material) not 'by' (the agent) when describing what creates the weight.

3. organized or calculated so that different items have different levels of importa

3.形容詞B2
釋義

organized or calculated so that different items have different levels of importance, reflecting their actual significance in the overall result.

例句

The final course grade is a weighted average in which exams count for sixty percent.

collocation: weighted average

Soraya created a weighted scoring system to compare the three universities that accepted her.

collocation: weighted scoring system

同義詞
  • adjusted

    broader; not specific to statistical importance

  • calibrated

    formal; suggests careful fine-tuning of proportions

  • stratified

    technical; divides data into layers with different weights

反義詞
  • unweighted

    all items treated equally in the calculation

  • flat

    colloquial; same rate or proportion applied to everything

文法句型

weighted + noun (average / score / index)

weighted + comparative adverb (more / less heavily)

用法筆記

Common in academic, statistical, and financial writing. The object being 'weighted' is usually a calculation, index, or score — not a person or object.

常見錯誤

❌The price is weighted.
✅The price index is weighted by household spending patterns.
💡'weighted' in this sense applies to calculations and statistical measures, not to simple prices.
❌Each answer has different weight.
✅Each answer is given a different weight in the weighted score.
💡use 'weighted' as an adjective modifying the scoring method, not as a property of individual answers.