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TOEFL BNC: 11534 COCA: 10266

disproportionate

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disproportionate /ˌdɪsprəˈpoɚʃənət/ adjective
disproportionate
/ˌdɪsprəˈpoɚʃənət/
adjective
Learner's definition of DISPROPORTIONATE
[more disproportionate; most disproportionate]
: having or showing a difference that is not fair, reasonable, or expected : too large or too small in relation to something不成比例的;不相称的;太大(或太小)的
often + to

— disproportionately

adverb [more disproportionately; most disproportionately]
TOEFL BNC: 11534 COCA: 10266

disproportionate

adjective

dis·​pro·​por·​tion·​ate ˌdis-prə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)nət How to pronounce disproportionate (audio)
: being out of proportion
a disproportionate share
disproportionately adverb

Example Sentences

He believes that middle-class people bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden. A disproportionate number of the students are poor.
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Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disproportionate was in 1555
TOEFL BNC: 11534 COCA: 10266
disproportionate

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, seem不相稱;似乎不成比例ADVERBgrossly, hugely, vastly, wildly極其不相稱;非常不成比例completely, quite, totally, wholly (law法律, especially BrE) 完全不相稱;根本不成比例PREPOSITIONto與⋯不相稱The punishment was grossly disproportionate to the crime.這種懲罰與罪行極不相稱。

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