🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

没有代表性的

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: méiyǒu dàibiǎoxìng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unrepresentative/ˌʌnˌrɛp.rɪˈzɛn.tə.tɪv/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个调查样本是没有代表性的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not typical or characteristic of a particular group, class, or category; failing to reflect the views, traits, or composition of a larger whole.

    "The committee's decision was based on an unrepresentative sample of public opinion."
  2. 2

    Not properly or democratically serving to represent constituents or members.

    "Critics argued that the current electoral system is unrepresentative of the popular vote."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with representative, which originates from the Latin representare (to bring before, exhibit, represent). It entered modern English usage in the late 18th century to describe elements that fail to typify or symbolize a broader group accurately.

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🇫🇷French → English

non représentatif

Transliteration: nɔ̃ ʁəpʁezãtatif

"Cet échantillon est non représentatif de la population globale."

🇩🇪German → English

nicht repräsentativ

Transliteration: nɪçt ʁɛpʁezɛntatiːf

"Die Umfrageergebnisse sind für die Gesamtheit der Bürger nicht repräsentativ."

🇮🇹Italian → English

non rappresentativo

Transliteration: non rappresentativo

"Questo campione statistico è del tutto non rappresentativo."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

no representativo

Transliteration: no repɾesentaˈtiβo

"Los datos obtenidos fueron considerados no representativos del sector."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

não representativo

Transliteration: nɐ̃w̃ ʁepɾezẽtɐˈtivu

"A pesquisa utilizou uma amostra não representativa da população."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अप्रतिनिधिक

Transliteration: apratinidhik

Script: हिंदी देवनागरी

"यह सर्वेक्षण परिणाम कुल आबादी के लिए अप्रatinidhik (अप्रतिनिधिक) हैं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

没有代表性的

Transliteration: méiyǒu dàibiǎoxìng de

Script: 中文汉字

"这个调查样本是没有代表性的。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

대표성이 없는

Transliteration: daepyoseong-i eobsneun

Script: 한국어 한글

"그 설문조사는 전체 인구를 대표성이 없는 표본을 사용했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

代表的ではない

Transliteration: daihyōteki de wa nai

Script: 日本語

"今回のサンプル抽出は代表的ではない偏ったものだった。"

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