dis·pro·por·tion /ˌdɪsprəˈporʃən, ˈpɔr-/
不均衡
dis·pro·por·tion /ˌdɪsprəˈporʃən, ˈpɔr-/ 名詞
不相稱,不均衡
Dis·pro·por·tion n.
1. Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the length of a building to its height.
2. Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means to an object.
Dis·pro·por·tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproportioned p. pr. & vb. n. Disproportioning.] To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly.
To shape my legs of an unequal size;
To disproportion me in every part. --Shak.
A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory. --Prescott.
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disproportion
n : lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
[ant: symmetry]