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disproportion

/dis-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-/US // ˌdɪs prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr- //UK // (ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃən) //

不相称,不成比例,不相称性,不相称的

Related Words

insufficiency不足,不充分,不够用,不充足inadequacy不足,不足之处,不足的地方,不够asymmetry不对称性,不对称性,不对称,不对称discrepancy差异,差别,差距,差异性unsuitableness不适合,不合适,不适宜,不合适的disparity差距,差别,差异性,差异inequality不平等,不平等现象,不平等问题,不平等性unevenness凹凸不平,凹凸不平的现象,凸凹不平,凹凸不平的情况difference差异,差别,区别,不同irregularity违规行为,违规现象,违规,不规则性lopsidedness片面性,一面倒,一面倒的情况,一面倒的现象imparity不平等性,不公正性,不平凡,不平等

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
    • : something out of proportion: the disproportions of an awkward body.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make disproportionate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounimbalance
Synonyms
asymmetry不对称性,不对称性,不对称,不对称difference差异,差别,区别,不同discrepancy差异,差别,差距,差异性disparity差距,差别,差异性,差异inadequacy不足,不足之处,不足的地方,不够inequality不平等,不平等现象,不平等问题,不平等性insufficiency不足,不充分,不够用,不充足irregularity违规行为,违规现象,违规,不规则性lopsidedness片面性,一面倒,一面倒的情况,一面倒的现象unevenness凹凸不平,凹凸不平的现象,凸凹不平,凹凸不平的情况unsuitableness不适合,不合适,不适宜,不合适的imparity不平等性,不公正性,不平凡,不平等

Examples

  • The contrast reflects a broader disproportion in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

  • Comparisons are complicated, but the disproportion is overwhelming.

  • Also, that which especially exasperates the man of Taste in the sight of Vice is its deformity and disproportion.

  • The greater the disproportion between the unit who commands and the numbers who obey, the greater the chance of mutiny.

  • The disproportion was certainly not due to any discrimination by the officers or crew in assisting the passengers to the boats.

  • The same disproportion of number and value may be noticed on many occasions between the sin-offering and the peace offering.

  • Not that there is in that course—in its achievements—any disproportion with the previous promise.

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