overrepresented

overrepresented — 形容詞

  • overrepresentedpositive
  • more overrepresentedcomparative
  • most overrepresentedsuperlative

1. present in a particular group, category, or setting in numbers that are much hig

1.形容詞B2
釋義

佔比過高

在群體中人數超過應有比例

present in a particular group, category, or setting in numbers that are much higher than what would normally be expected based on the overall population. For example, if one ethnic group makes up 40% of a workforce but only 15% of the general population, that group is overrepresented in that workplace.

例句

Young men are overrepresented in traffic accident statistics, according to the latest safety report.

根據最新的安全報告，年輕男性在交通事故統計數據中佔比過高。

overrepresented in [statistics / domain]

Daichi noted that graduates from three elite universities were overrepresented among the senior managers.

Daichi 注意到，僅來自三所頂尖大學的畢業生在該公司的高階主管中佔比過高。

overrepresented among [group]

常見搭配
  • overrepresented in statistics
  • overrepresented among graduates
  • overrepresented in the workforce
  • heavily overrepresented
  • significantly overrepresented
  • vastly overrepresented
同義詞
  • overabundant

    Focuses on sheer quantity rather than statistical disproportion; less precise in analytical writing.

  • disproportionately represented

    More formal and explicit; essentially synonymous but less compact.

  • overly numerous

    Informal; lacks the statistical or demographic nuance of 'overrepresented'.

反義詞

文法句型

be overrepresented in [group/category]

overrepresented among [population]

用法筆記

Commonly used in statistical, sociological, or demographic contexts to describe an imbalance. Frequently paired with 'in' (a domain or category) or 'among' (a population). The opposite is 'underrepresented'. Not used to describe a single individual — always a group or population.

常見錯誤

The manager was overrepresented at the meeting.
Middle managers were overrepresented at the meeting.
The word describes a pattern across a group, not an individual person.
Men were overrepresented 30% in the survey.
Men made up 30% of the survey respondents but only 20% of the general population, so they were overrepresented.
Use the word to compare against an expected baseline, not just to state a raw percentage.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • overrepresented group
  • overrepresented population
  • overrepresented category
  • overrepresented demographic

副詞搭配

  • heavily overrepresented
  • significantly overrepresented
  • vastly overrepresented
  • grossly overrepresented
  • disproportionately overrepresented

常用片語

  • overrepresented in the data
  • overrepresented in the sample
  • overrepresented relative to

介系詞搭配

  • overrepresented in
  • overrepresented among
  • overrepresented within