| 词组 | unequal |
| 释义 | unequal Unequal is idiomatically followed by to: • Perhaps it is of the very essence of gratitude that it should feel itself unequal to the task —Ralph Barton Perry, Atlantic, October 1946 • ... they too have proved unequal to controlling the Mekong—The Lamp, Summer 1963 • ... we are unequal to the task —Peter F. Drucker, Harper's, January 1972 Fowler 1926 encountered at least one instance of for used in place of to, and he cited it as an error. A few later critics have followed suit, but this appears to be a non-issue; aside from the single citation in Fowler, we have no evidence of for used with unequal. Fowler also regarded the use of an infinitive after unequal as incorrect. Such usage is extremely rare in modern English, but it has sound historical backing: • ... made her feel how unequal she was to encounter Charlotte's observation —Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1813 • Unequal ... to arrange his own thoughts into suitable expressions —Sir Walter Scott, Old Mortality, 1816 (OED) |
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