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单词 maldistribution
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maldistributionn.

Brit. /ˌmaldɪstrᵻˈbjuːʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmælˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mal- prefix, distribution n.
Etymology: < mal- prefix + distribution n.
Unequal, inefficient, or inequitable distribution.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > wrong or faulty
misdistribution1890
maldistribution1895
1895 U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. xxxiii. 22 This ruinous state of affairs is not attributable to over-production, but to maldistribution.
1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) iii. xix. 243 We agree with the Socialists in thinking that a distribution so uneven as is at present found is maldistribution.
1957 Economist 23 Nov. 694/2 The chronic maldistribution of wealth.
1977 Lancet 19 Mar. 645/1 A noble attempt to meet a glaring need—the maldistribution of physicians and the shortage of primary-care medical practitioners.
1994 Sci. Amer. July 21/3 The world's production of the main staple grains..would today be more than adequate to feed the world's population if it were not for problems of maldistribution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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