mismatch

不一致、ミスマッチ

人や物の間にある、互いに合わなくなるような違い。

やさしい英語で： A difference between people or things that makes them unsuitable for each other.

• There is a colour mismatch.
• The mismatch between supply and demand raised prices.
• Their different expectations created a serious mismatch.

使い方： a mismatch between A and B (There is a mismatch between his skills and the job.)

類義語： discrepancy, incompatibility

反対語： match

よく使う表現： skills mismatch, colour mismatch, mismatch between something

不適切に組み合わせる、誤って対応させる

互いに合わない人や物を組み合わせる。

やさしい英語で： To put people or things together that do not suit each other.

• Be careful not to mismatch the socks.
• The organizer mismatched the players by ability.
• She had mismatched a formal jacket with beach shorts.

使い方： mismatch someone/something with someone/something (The agency mismatched workers with unsuitable jobs.)

類義語： mis-pair

反対語： match

よく使う表現： mismatch colours, mismatch socks, mismatch people