inequality

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/    美 /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/|[ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Absence of equality.; A condition or state (of social, cultural, or legal matters) that is not equal; especially, such a condition that is thereby also unfair. countable,uncountable
    — The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have-nots rebelled.
  2. Absence of equality.; A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate. countable,uncountable
    — The inequality x is less than y, together with that ylt;z, allows us to deduce the inequality xlt;z.
  3. Absence of equality.; Unevenness, irregularity. countable,uncountable
    — When we behold a wide, turf-covered expanse, we should remember that its smoothness, upon which so much of its beauty depends, is mainly due to all the inequalities having been levelled by worms.

词形变化

inequalities plural

词汇关系

近义词
difference disparity imparity inequality inequation nonequivilence unevenness
反义词
equality
下位词
inferiority superiority
衍生词
Azuma's inequality
相关词
≠ ≉ ≅ disequilibrium imbalance instability prejudice

词源

From Middle English inequalite, from Old French inequalité, from Medieval Latin inaequālitās, from Latin inaequālis (“unequal”), from in- (“not”) + aequālis (“equal”).
Morphologically inequal + -ity and in- + equality.
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