If something is disproportionate, it is too much or too little when you put it next to something else. The size, the cost, the anger, the punishment — whatever it is — does not match.

If something is disproportionate如果某件事是 disproportionate, it is too much or too little就是太多或太少, when you put it next to something else跟另一件事相比的時候。The size, the cost, the anger, the punishment size大小、cost花費、anger憤怒、punishment懲罰, whatever it is不管是什麼, does not match都對不上。

A small mistake with a huge punishment is disproportionate. A tiny worry that eats your whole week can be disproportionate too.

A small mistake with a huge punishment一個小錯誤卻換來重懲, is disproportionate就是 disproportionate。A tiny worry that eats your whole week一個小小的煩惱卻吃掉你整個星期, can be disproportionate too也可以說是 disproportionate。

The word is a little formal, but news writers and teachers use it a lot, often with to: “disproportionate to the risk”. People also stretch it: they call a reaction disproportionate when they feel someone has gone too far, even if they cannot measure the two sides.

The word is a little formal這個字有點正式, but news writers and teachers use it a lot不過新聞寫作者和老師很常用, often with to常常搭配 to：“disproportionate to the risk”.像「disproportionate to the risk跟風險不成比例」。People also stretch it大家也會把它用得更寬鬆: they call a reaction disproportionate把某個反應說成 disproportionate, when they feel someone has gone too far當他們覺得某人反應過頭, even if they cannot measure the two sides即使他們沒辦法真的去衡量兩邊。

Though actually, in chat many people just say “too much” or “over the top”. There is a rare verb, to disproportionate, but the adjective is the form you will meet.

Though actually不過其實, in chat many people just say “too much” or “over the top”在聊天裡大家常常只說「too much太over」或「over the top太誇張」。There is a rare verb, to disproportionate雖然有個少見的動詞 to disproportionate, but the adjective is the form you will meet但你會遇到的通常是形容詞這個形式。