inhomogeneous
inhomogeneous — 形容詞
- inhomogeneouspositive
- more inhomogeneouscomparative
- most inhomogeneoussuperlative
1. describes something whose parts differ from one another in material, quality, or
不均質
各部分成分、性質或結構不相同的
describes something whose parts differ from one another in material, quality, or structure instead of staying the same throughout.
The cake mixture looked inhomogeneous because dry flour still sat in one corner.
蛋糕麵糊看起來很不均質，因為一角還留著乾麵粉。
inhomogeneous mixture with parts not fully combined
Bao returned the brick when its inhomogeneous surface cracked in two places.
Bao 看到那塊磚頭不均質的表面在兩處裂開後，就把它退回了。
inhomogeneous + material noun in a quality check
When Paloma cut the cheese, the inside looked inhomogeneous with holes and thick patches.
Paloma 切開起司時，裡面看起來很不均一，有洞也有厚塊。
The class was inhomogeneous, with children, nurses, and shop owners learning together.
那個班級的組成很不均一，孩子、護理師和店主都在一起上課。
After the flood, the field became inhomogeneous, with wet mud beside dry dust.
洪水過後，那塊田變得很不均質，一旁是濕泥，另一旁卻是乾灰土。
- heterogeneous
the closest formal synonym, especially common in academic writing
- mixed
the everyday choice for different elements being together
- uneven
often focuses on differences in level, quality, or distribution rather than composition
- nonuniform
technical and often used in scientific or mathematical descriptions
- homogeneous
made of parts that are the same throughout
- uniform
the same in form, quality, or appearance across all parts
- consistent
showing the same quality or pattern again and again
文法句型
an inhomogeneous mixture
an inhomogeneous material
be inhomogeneous
become inhomogeneous
用法筆記
Common in scientific and formal writing about materials, groups, or data that do not stay the same throughout. Unlike uneven, it is about internal differences in composition or character, not simply one part being higher, lower, better, or worse.