underrepresentation

/ˌən-dər-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-təd How to pronounce underrepresented (audio)/ (ame, mw)

underrepresentation — 形容詞

  • underrepresentationpositive
  • more underrepresentationcomparative
  • most underrepresentationsuperlative

1. present in a group, organization, or area in numbers that are too small when com

1.形容詞C1
釋義

代表不足

在群體中人數過少

present in a group, organization, or area in numbers that are too small when compared to the group's overall share of the population

例句

Women are still heavily underrepresented in senior executive roles across most industries.

在多數行業的高階管理職位中，女性仍然嚴重代表不足。

passive + adverb: are heavily underrepresented in [role]

The report showed that rural communities have long been underrepresented in national policy discussions.

報告顯示，農村社區長期以來在國家政策討論中代表不足。

present perfect passive: have been underrepresented in [domain]

同義詞
  • marginalized

    stronger connotation of being pushed to the edges of society; implies active exclusion

  • underserved

    focuses on lack of services or resources, not just numbers

  • unrepresented

    complete absence of representation, a stronger claim than having too few

反義詞

文法句型

be underrepresented in [group/field]

underrepresented + noun

用法筆記

Frequently used in academic writing, policy reports, and discussions about diversity. Often appears in the passive construction 'be underrepresented in [location/domain]' or as an attributive adjective before nouns such as 'groups', 'communities', or 'populations'.

常見錯誤

❌The community was unrepresented in the survey.
✅The community was underrepresented in the survey.
💡'unrepresented' means not represented at all; 'underrepresented' means represented in insufficient numbers.
❌The data shows underrepresented of women.
✅The data shows underrepresentation of women.
💡'underrepresented' is an adjective; use the noun form 'underrepresentation' when you need a noun.