unequal
英 [?n'i?kw(?)l]
美 [?n'ikw?l]
- adj. 不平等的；不規(guī)則的；不勝任的
- n. 不等同的事物
英文詞源
- unequal (adj.)
- 1530s, "unjust, unfair," from un- (1) "not" + equal (adj.). Meaning "not the same in amount, size, quality, etc." is recorded from 1560s (inequal in this sense is from late 14c.). Sense of "inadequate, insufficient" (to some task) is attested from 1690s. Related: Unequally.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Her critics say she has proved unequal to the task.
- 批評(píng)她的人說(shuō)事實(shí)證明她并不具備完成這項(xiàng)工作的能力。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Egyptians probably measured their day in twenty-four hours of unequal length.
- 埃及人很有可能用不同長(zhǎng)度的24小時(shí)來(lái)度量日子。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. This country still had a deeply oppressive, unequal and divisive political system.
- 這個(gè)國(guó)家的政治體制依然殘暴異常，缺少平等，四分五裂。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. an unequal distribution of wealth
- 財(cái)富的分配不均
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Unequal distribution of wealth may cause division in society.
- 財(cái)富分配不均會(huì)引起社會(huì)分裂.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》