不平等に
解説 Definition
等しくない方法で、または均等でない割合・程度で、という意味です。人の扱いが不公平な場合にも、資源や負担の分布が単に偏っている場合にも使えます。
Unequally means in a way that is not fair, balanced, or equal. It describes situations where people, things, or resources are treated or shared differently. The word is often used when talking about rights, opportunities, pay, or social conditions.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
equal「等しい」を軸に、un- が反対、-ly が副詞と分けると覚えやすいです。equally＝平等に・均等に と対で固定すると、unequally は「等しくない形で」と取れます。be treated unequally なら不平等に扱われる、wealth is distributed unequally なら富が均等でなく分配される、というように覚えると幅が出ます。
Build it from `equal` -> `unequal` -> `unequally`. The `-ly` shows it is an adverb, so it describes how something happens. Think of common patterns like `treated unequally` or `distributed unequally`, where fairness is missing.
例文
The resources were distributed unequally among the communities.
資源はコミュニティ間で不平等に分配された。
The burdens of housework fall unequally on women.
家事の負担は女性に偏ってのしかかる。
Wealth is distributed unequally in most societies.
富はほとんどの社会で不平等に分配されている。
unequally の類義語・関連語
unequally の語源・成り立ち Etymology
unequally は un-「〜でなく」+ equal + -ly。equal はラテン語 aequus「平らな・公平な」に由来し、equity や equate も同根です。もともと「高さや重さが同じでない」感覚から、不平等にという意味が見えてきます。
"Unequally" is built from "un-" meaning "not," "equal," and the adverb ending "-ly." "Equal" comes from Latin "aequus," meaning "level," "even," or "fair." Related words like "equity" and "equate" keep that idea, so the word came to mean in a way that is not even or fair.
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