- 1失衡；不平衡
An imbalance is when two sides are not even, and that unevenness causes trouble or feels unfair. You can talk about an imbalance of power (one side has too much), an imbalance in the body (too much of one thing, not enough of another), or an imbalance in a team’s skills. The word is a little formal — in everyday talk people might just say things are “not balanced” or “uneven” — but you will meet it a lot in news, school writing, and health talk. Though actually, it does not always mean “someone cheated.” Sometimes it just means “not the right mix,” like an imbalance of chemicals, and the problem is still real. It is a noun: the uneven state itself, not the describing word.
From the word’s history
From in- + balance.
否定字首 in- 加 balance。
組成im- (not; from Latin in-, which becomes im- before b) + balance. Balance comes through French from Latin bilanx, a scale with two pans.
同家族的字
- balancethe even state; imbalance is “not-balance”
- balancedthe adjective for even and fair
- imbalancedthe adjective form of this noun
- unbalancedsame root balance, but with un- instead of im-
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
imbalancenoun
- 1
The property of not being in balance.
- The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.
- Ross Barkley, a second-half substitute, almost marked his debut with a goal but by that stage England were playing at half-pace. A team can do that when the imbalance of talent is this considerable.
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