If something is imbalanced, the two sides are not even, and that unevenness is causing trouble or unfairness. You might hear an imbalanced diet, an imbalanced relationship, or an imbalanced system.

If something is imbalanced如果something不平衡， the two sides兩邊 are not even就是不對等， and that unevenness而這種不對等 is causing trouble or unfairness正在造成問題或不公平。 You might hear你可能會聽到 an imbalanced diet「不均衡的飲食」、 an imbalanced relationship「失衡的關係」、 or an imbalanced system或「失衡的系統」這些說法。

It is the adjective that matches the noun imbalance: the noun names the problem, and imbalanced describes the thing that has it.

It它 is the adjective that matches the noun imbalance是名詞imbalance對應的形容詞： the noun名詞 names the problem在講那個問題本身， and而 imbalanced這個形容詞 describes the thing that has it在描述有這個問題的東西。

Though actually, English speakers often prefer unbalanced in daily talk, especially about people and feelings (“He seemed unbalanced”). Imbalanced sounds a bit more like reports, science, and formal writing — about systems, numbers, and mixes rather than about a person’s mind. Both are understood; the room you are in decides which one people reach for.

Though actually,不過其實， English speakers英語母語者 often prefer unbalanced in daily talk日常說話裡更常用unbalanced， especially about people and feelings尤其是講人或情緒的時候 (“He seemed unbalanced”)（像「He seemed unbalanced」）。 Imbalanced這個詞 sounds a bit more like聽起來比較像 reports, science, and formal writing報告、科學和正式書寫裡的用語 — about systems, numbers, and mixes講的是系統、數字和組成比例 rather than about a person’s mind而不是一個人的心理狀態。 Both兩個字 are understood都聽得懂； the room you are in場合 decides which one people reach for決定大家會用哪一個。