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disproportionateness

/dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-nit/US // ˌdɪs prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt //

不相称性,不成比例,不相称,不协调性

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.

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Examples

  • Critics said the data grab was unconstitutional and disproportionate, and it was eventually struck down by the supreme court.

  • Portland is not the first place the federal government has stepped in with disproportionate force against the will of local authorities.

  • During this pandemic, you can already see the disproportionate impact taking shape.

  • The impact of such disparities, he said, is evident in the pandemic’s disproportionate effect on people of color.

  • That’s even more disproportionate than the county as a whole.

  • Defending yourself with disproportionate force against any loss of power?

  • Of how incredibly petty the offense can be and how insanely disproportionate the retaliation can be.

  • Not only do they often face disproportionate stigma, but also disproportionate responsibility.

  • But when this same chamber serves as Ferguson Municipal Court, a disproportionate number of the defendants are black.

  • The loss of Scottish bases would have “a disproportionate” impact on efficiency, he said.

  • The first and largest of these had a thick bamboo stem, an amber mouthpiece, and a tiny, disproportionate bowl of brass.

  • A pulmonary embolism shouldn't kill him, but the effects were disproportionate to the cause and would last a while.

  • Such razzias caused an amount of evil quite disproportionate to any paltry gains made by plundering those poor people.

  • Even there, however, their numbers are disproportionate to their influence, and even those small numbers are diminishing.

  • This was secured by assigning to the five classes, into which each tribe was divided, a very disproportionate number of citizens.