discrepancy
翻譯
差異, 不符, 矛盾
例句
There was a discrepancy in the accounts.
帳目中有差異。
There is a large discrepancy between the two reports.
兩份報告之間有很大的出入。
文法模式
((in sth.)) (在某事上的)差異 There was a discrepancy in the accounts.
((between A and B)) (A和B之間的)差異 There is a discrepancy between the two reports.
近義詞
同義詞:inconsistency, difference, disparity;反義詞:agreement, consistency, similarity
詞源
源自拉丁語「discrepantia」,來自「discrepare」,意為「發出不同的聲音」。「dis-」(分開)+「crepare」(發出嘎吱聲)。
記憶技巧
想像一下與正常聲音「分開(dis-)」的「嘎吱(crep-)」聲——表示某事不對勁,存在差異。