“不平衡的”常见英文表达有 unbalanced、imbalanced 或 asymmetric(在特定语境下,表示不对称、不均衡时可用) ,具体使用取决于语境:
unbalanced:应用最为广泛,可用于描述物理、心理、经济等多领域中“不平衡的”状态。例如:
An unbalanced diet can lead to health problems.(不平衡的饮食会导致健康问题。)
The team had an unbalanced lineup, with too many forwards and not enough defenders.(这支球队阵容不平衡,前锋太多而后卫不足。)
imbalanced:更侧重于描述比例、结构等方面的不平衡,常用于经济、数据统计、生态系统等专业领域。例如:
There is an imbalanced distribution of wealth in this country.(这个国家的财富分配不平衡。)
The ecosystem is imbalanced due to overfishing.(由于过度捕捞,生态系统失衡了。)
asymmetric: 主要强调不对称、不均衡,常用于描述几何形状、数据分布、关系等方面的不平衡。例如:
The design of the building has an asymmetric shape.(这座建筑的设计形状不对称。)
In this data set, there is an asymmetric distribution of values.(在这个数据集中,数值的分布不对称 。)