“不成比例的”常见英文表达有 “out of proportion” 或 “disproportionate”。
out of proportion:常作介词短语使用,侧重于表示事物的大小、程度、重要性等方面与正常或预期的情况相比不相称、不协调 ,强调一种失衡的状态。例如:The punishment he received was completely out of proportion to the crime he committed.(他所受的惩罚与他所犯的罪行完全不成比例。 )
disproportionate:是形容词,直接描述事物在数量、程度、规模等方面不成比例、不相称。例如:There has been a disproportionate increase in the cost of living.(生活成本出现了不成比例的增长。 )