underrepresented

underrepresented — 形容詞

  • underrepresentedpositive
  • more underrepresentedcomparative
  • most underrepresentedsuperlative

1. describes a group whose members are present in much smaller numbers than would b

1.形容詞B2
釋義

代表性不足的

特定群體在人數上比例偏低

describes a group whose members are present in much smaller numbers than would be fair or expected in a particular place or activity — for example, women in a company's top leadership, or a minority community in a university's student body.

例句

Women remain underrepresented in engineering departments at most Japanese universities.

大多數日本大學的工程科系中，女性的人數仍然代表性不足。

be + underrepresented + in + [place/organisation]

The scholarship programme targets students from underrepresented rural communities in northern Ghana.

該獎學金計畫主要針對迦納北部偏鄉中代表性不足的學生族群。

attributive: underrepresented + noun

常見搭配
  • underrepresented group
  • underrepresented community
  • underrepresented minority
  • underrepresented population
  • underrepresented in
  • historically underrepresented
  • remain underrepresented
同義詞
  • marginalised

    broader — includes social exclusion beyond just low numbers

  • disadvantaged

    focuses on lack of resources rather than proportional numbers

  • under-served

    used for communities that receive inadequate services, not just low representation

反義詞

文法句型

underrepresented + noun / be + underrepresented + in + noun

用法筆記

Commonly followed by 'in' to specify the setting where a group is underrepresented. Frequently used in discussions of social equity, education policy, and workplace diversity.

常見錯誤

The city council is underrepresented of women.
Women are underrepresented on the city council.
'underrepresented' describes the group that is missing, not the organisation, and takes 'in/on/among', not 'of'.
Underrepresented groups means groups that are very small.
Underrepresented groups are groups whose numbers are lower than the general population's share.
'underrepresented' is about fair proportion, not absolute size.

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常用片語

  • underrepresented in leadership
  • underrepresented in STEM
  • underrepresented in politics
  • historically underrepresented groups

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