discrepancy
翻译
差异, 不符, 矛盾
例句
There was a discrepancy in the accounts.
账目中有差异。
There is a large discrepancy between the two reports.
两份报告之间有很大的出入。
语法模式
((in sth.)) (在某事上的)差异 There was a discrepancy in the accounts.
((between A and B)) (A和B之间的)差异 There is a discrepancy between the two reports.
近义词
同义词:inconsistency, difference, disparity;反义词:agreement, consistency, similarity
词源
源自拉丁语“discrepantia”,来自“discrepare”,意为“发出不同的声音”。“dis-”(分开)+“crepare”(发出嘎吱声)。
记忆技巧
想象一下与正常声音“分开(dis-)”的“嘎吱(crep-)”声——表示某事不对劲,存在差异。