disproportionately

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disproportionately — 副詞

1. to a degree that is unfairly large or small when measured against something else

1.副詞B2
釋義

不成比例地

在比較中顯得過大或過小的狀態

to a degree that is unfairly large or small when measured against something else

例句

Thandiwe noticed that the cleaning duties fell disproportionately on the junior staff.

Thandiwe 注意到清潔工作不成比例地落在基層員工身上。

fall disproportionately on + [affected group]

The flooding hit the villages closest to the old river disproportionately.

洪水不成比例地衝擊了最靠近舊河的村莊。

常見搭配
  • disproportionately large
  • disproportionately high
  • disproportionately affected
  • disproportionately burdened
  • fall disproportionately on
  • suffer disproportionately
同義詞
  • excessively

    focuses on going beyond a limit, without necessarily comparing two things

  • unduly

    more formal; emphasises that something is inappropriate or unwarranted beyond what is right

  • inordinately

    formal; stresses extreme excess rather than imbalance between two sides

  • overly

    more casual; simply means 'too much' without the comparative element

反義詞
  • proportionately

    in a way that matches the size or importance of something else

  • equally

    in equal amounts or to the same degree

文法句型

disproportionately + adjective

disproportionately + past participle

fall + disproportionately + on + [group]

用法筆記

Used when the imbalance is clearly unfair or notable — not for describing any small difference. Most often modifies adjectives (large, high, small, low) or past participles (affected, burdened, represented).

常見錯誤

The budget was cut disproportionally this year.
The budget was cut disproportionately this year.
'disproportionally' is a rare variant; 'disproportionately' is the standard form in all major varieties of English.

同根字

常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • grossly disproportionately
  • wildly disproportionately

常用片語

  • a disproportionately large number of
  • a disproportionately high rate of

介系詞搭配

  • disproportionately compared to
  • disproportionately in relation to